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First Non-Japanese Geisha, Geisha, Traditional Asian Arts,About
In conjunction with the performance of Geisha, 72-13 has invited anthropologist and author Liza Dally to Singapore to share her experience as a geisha. She will discuss how the appeal of geisha within Japan differs from western curiosity about them.
The only non-Japanese to have ever become a geisha, Dalby will give a talk on Kyoto’s modern-day geisha and her experiences doing fieldwork amongst them. She will present an insider’s view of the dramatic hairstyles, kimono, and makeup that create the distinctive appearance of Kyoto’s geisha and maiko.
Author of Geisha and Kimono: Fashioning Culture, Dalby has written extensively on geishas and their worlds. Having first encountered Japanese culture when she spent a year with a Japanese family in Saga City, on the southernmost island of Kyushu during her teenage years, Dalby has gone on to study the language, learn the music and to research on geishas.
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