Awara Geisha Dance Performance

Beautiful Geisha Joint-dance Performance in Awara Onsen

By Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

Awara Geigi, Ms. Shiori, dancing 'Miyakodori (Black-headed Gull)'. She performs a woman who longs for her lover

Ms. Shiori, summer fan in her hand, is posing in motion. Ms. Madoka is playing Shamisen in the background

The title of the song (Nagauta, the traditional Japanese song) is Miyakodori (Black-headed Gull)

The dancer, Ms. Shiori, lying on the stage in a sensuous pose

A woman, looking into the distance, is longing for her lover

Calculated movement of hands, arms and eyes...to make them look natural and beautiful takes years of training

Look at the way her fingers stretched out in elegance

Who wouldn't come back to a beautiful woman like this?!

The angle of her neck and the way she uses the summer fan...perfect!

Direction of eyes and how to use them are also important

The other day I went to see the annual summer dance performance of Awara & Yamanaka Geigi (Geisha) in Awara Onsen (Hotspring). In this photo essay, I'd like to focus on the beautiful dance performance given by one of Awara Geigi, Ms. Shiori, who danced the piece, 'Miyakodori (black-headed gull)'. You don't get to see a live performance of an authentic Geisha that often in your life, do you? And to top it all off, it's rare that you can take photos of a performance freely! So, I took advantage of this rare chance and captured (or TRIED to capture) every movement she made on stage! In this performance, she plays a roll of a woman longing for a married lover who has a home to go back to. For more photos of the performance of Awara Geigi, please click on the links below.

Awara Geigi Series Bewitched by Awara Geisha Traditional Beauty of Awara Geisha Awara Geisha Dance Performance Yamanaka Geigi Dances in Awara