Traditional Kyoto Dance: Gion's Consummate Art Exalts Life
Core Kyoto - Season 3

Traditional Kyoto Dance: Gion's Consummate Art Exalts Life ()

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The Inoue School of Dance evolved as a distinct form of traditional Japanese dance in Kyoto. Danced to a shamisen and song backing, it developed exclusively for the geiko and maiko of Gion Kobu, Kyoto's largest entertainment district. Traditional Kyoto dance, or Kyo-mai, exalts life and can represent urbane people by acting out the universal emotion of females. Discover the consummate art of Kyo-mai with its history of more than 200 years through the current 5th head of the Inoue School.