Feature analysis and video preservation of the Zashiki-odori culture of Kanto Geisha-From the library shot of Kohina, a Shimbashi Geisha, over fifty years

本研究的目的是：1）将1949年以来在新桥担任艺妓50多年的小支那（1926-1999）表演的日本古典舞蹈图像作为数字视频数据保存下来; 2）通过小支那的舞蹈生活来分析新桥艺妓区的舞蹈文化特征。本研究是从2004年至2006年为期三年的研究项目。在战后经济增长时期，小日向在大舞台和小客厅“ozashiki”上表演舞蹈的经历使她的能力得到了成长。她之所以在晚年提高了作为一名著名舞蹈家的舞蹈能力水平，是因为1）她生活在一个有很多机会作为艺妓跳舞的时代，2）作为艺妓与顶级艺妓同事一起度过了漫长的舞蹈生活，3）有机会在特殊的舞台上表演复杂的舞蹈作品，如Azuma-odori

The objectives of this research are 1) to preserves the images of Japanese Classical Dance as digital video data, performed by Kohina (1926-1999) who served more than fifty years as a Geisha in Shimbashi from 1949, and 2) to analyze features of the dance culture in the Shinbashi Geisha district through the dancing life of Kohina. This research is three-year project from 2004 to 2006.Kohina's ability grew up through her experiences of dance performance on big stages and small parlors called "ozashiki" during the period of postwar economic growth. The reasons why she raised the level of dancing ability as a prestigious dancer in the latter period of her life are 1) she lived in an age of many opportunities to dance as a Geisha, 2) lived a long dancing life as a Geisha with top-level Geisha colleagues, and 3) had opportunities to perform sophisticated dance works on special stages, such as Azuma-odori.