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Nippon Lamford: April 2007
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Friday, 13 April 2007. Ouragan de Fleurs - Butoh performance. Ouragan de Fleurs' - 'Hurricane of Flowers' a performance by the Fukuoka Seiryukai, featuring five talented butoh dancers, and me. It would be performed in Fukuoka at the French Institute, after my teacher and the gang had taken the piece to Paris at the end of March. Preparations w...
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Nippon Lamford: AKB 48
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Thursday, 31 May 2007. Not the new model of the ever-popular Russian rifle, but a Japanese pop band. 48 girls, dancing in short school skirts, and singing catchy pop songs about their misdemeanours. One classic lyric "お父さん、ごめんなさい" - 'Father, I'm sorry'. This is Kayo Noro. She's an attractive girl. I am one month older than her.
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Nippon Lamford: Butoh by the Sea
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Monday, 2 July 2007. Butoh by the Sea. With the day off lessons, I went to the seaside to dance with a couple of Japanese friends. We swam in the water, and sat in the sun. We walked by the seafront, and found a suitable boulder for a stage. And we danced. Labels: Art with a capital A. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe in a reader.
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Nippon Lamford: February 2007
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Monday, 19 February 2007. Koen Debut - 公園デッビュー. If you don't know what Butoh is, read this previous post. I knew a month or so in advance that my Butoh Koen Debut would be in February. We perform once or twice at every practice in front of other members of the group, but this would be the first time I would dance in front of a real audience.
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Nippon Lamford: May 2007
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Thursday, 31 May 2007. Not the new model of the ever-popular Russian rifle, but a Japanese pop band. 48 girls, dancing in short school skirts, and singing catchy pop songs about their misdemeanours. One classic lyric "お父さん、ごめんなさい" - 'Father, I'm sorry'. This is Kayo Noro. She's an attractive girl. I am one month older than her. There are a lot...
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Nippon Lamford: Night Waves
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Friday, 15 June 2007. These photos were all taken on ferries at night, some on the boat back from Sakurajima (home of Furasato Onsen - see previous post. And some crossing back from Miyajima in the Inland Sea. Labels: Art with a capital A. Nature (or lack of). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe in a Blog Reader. Subscribe in a reader.
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Nippon Lamford: Yatta! ('I did it!')
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Sunday, 24 June 2007. For the first time, I've managed to get an article printed in a national magazine. It is in the July/August edition of SONGLINES. Britain's leading world music magazine. You can see the online version of my guide to the best music in Tokyo by clicking here. I also took the picture of the Kabuki Theatre (bottom right).
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Nippon Lamford: June 2007
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Thursday, 28 June 2007. Pity the poor Salaryman. Grey suits and grey jobs. Hierarchical offices run by convention and duty. It's distinctly bad form to leave the office before your job. The relationship between salaryman and housewife is notoriously bad. The Guardian recently reported. The only warmth in my life is the toilet seat. You can see...
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Nippon Lamford: July 2007
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Travels and travails of a Lamford in Japan. I'm gradually catching up on my various adventures of the past six months, so please check down the page for new posts! Tuesday, 10 July 2007. Hikari mo wasurenai yo. I like Oh-ree loads. Thanks for being kind. I won't forget you. Monday, 2 July 2007. The Gotoh Islands, Part I - Fukue Blue. The Gotoh Islands (五島列島) - a chain of islands off the far west coast of Japan. If Japan was Britain, Gotoh would probably be the Channel Islands. Nature (or lack of). These ...