Dance 1

On-na-da-te is a kind of old word, meaning a "tough girl". Tomino(center) plays as On-na-da-te. She fights with these two young guys standing beside her(right, left)on the street in downtown Edo(Tokyo). This picture was taken shortly before the performance.  (off stage photo, April 4, 1999)

This is a stage photo. Tomino begins fighting with one of the guys.

Tomino is now fighting with both of the guys. Look at her Kimono-costume. In the previous picture she wears in blue, but in this photo she appears in white.

This is a scene of the last moment and three dancers are posing. What she has in her hand is a Japanese flute, called "Shaku-hachi", made from bamboo.

More Pictures from "On-na-da-te"

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