Harcourt Algeranoff et al. in Tokyo - 1922
from My Years With Pavlova, pages 73-74:
One evening, after our performance, Pavlova and the entire Company were invited by a Japanese artist to his home. We sat, or rather knelt, round three sides of the oblong room, while a few understanding geisha brought us extra cushions which they tucked into the bend of our knees. This relieved the strain a little. The walls of the room were of dull gold and there was a painted screen of great beauty along one of them. Before each of us was placed a little black lacquer table with a tray of Japanese delicacies and of course a cup of warm rice wine, … more >>
Harcourt Algeranoff, My Years With Pavlova (London, 1957), p. 73-74. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1456512941548 accessed: 14 November, 2024
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Susano-o and the Serpent
written by Japanese drama |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1922 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |