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May 4, 2003, Fourth Annual Sakura Matsuri festival, White Plains NY | A Tachibana delegation attended and performed at this event in Tibbits Park. The cherry blossoms were right on time. | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri:The dance is: sakura kamuro | Two kamuro (young attendants of a courtesan) are let out to romp under the sakura trees ... | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri: The dance is: sakura kamuro | ... and play with the fallen blossoms, unaware of (or putting aside) the analogy their own lives present. | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri: The dance is: Juurakumai | The dancers commemorate the splendor of the Juuraku-tei (palace) in Kyoto, built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and completed in 1586. | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri: The dance is: Juurakumai | Perhaps they also recall its transience: the dictator had it torn down in 1595. | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri: The dance is: Kuroda bushi | Sakura time is also sake-drinking time. The samurai acknowledges the cup (sakazuki) of heroic size. | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri: The dance is: Kuroda bushi | Having won the prize for sake-quaffing, he prepares to mount his horse and head for home. | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri: The dance is: Sakura sakura | The dancers celebrate the cherry blossoms, which are, in fact, at full display (hana no sakari) all around. | |
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How soon they fall, like snow (yuki to nomi furu). | |
May 4, 2003, Sakura Matsuri: The dance is: Anko wo oyome ni | The exuberant finale: Girls of Shizuoka pick the new tea, celebrate spring, and dream of romance. |
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