Jewels of Kyoto in Perth

On Saturday 27th February there was an event in the city of Perth. It was the Perth Japan Festival 2016. Artists and performers were brought over from Japan. The crème de la crème were Maiko and Geiko from Gion Higashi…”Jewels of Kyoto”. I have chosen 20 photos to tell a little of the story as I saw it. (Please click on photos to enlarge.)

Of course I am happy that “Jewels of Kyoto” came to Perth but I do wish some more thought had been given to the environment they danced in. Even a curtain of some sort to block off the detritus behind the stage would have helped. The acoustics were not good either plus there was some feedback.

They are in Auckland, New Zealand, as I write this post. In Sydney, Auckland and Wellington they performed (and will peform) in small theatres. It really would have been much better to see them in an intimate theatre than outside in a banal, soulless and boiling hot concrete jungle. However, thank you, Japanese Government, for bringing them.