A short introduction Karyukai, "the Flower and Willow World" of traditional Japanese performing artists and entertainers known as geiko (or geisha) and maiko, as they still exist today. Who are these glamorous kimono-wearing ladies with white-painted faces and red lips, and what do they actually do (and what do they NOT do)?
The Flower and Willow World of Geiko and Maiko
Suvi "Malvien" Lamminen, Emilia "Sohjoo" Musturi
Room 206, – (45 min)