Show I The Utah Statesman Entertainment' leisha industry loses popularity OKYO (AP)— “Wanted: young Japanese willing to study traditional dancing and Job requires ability to conduct lively at parties Good have own kimono Must npensation Tbe advertisement while mythical sums up associations quiet search by Japan’s geisha new talent young women willing to devote iselves to the life of the “willow world” — for dances that simulate flowing tree (usic nversation with businessmen iches— in Japan's entertainment districts The average age of Japan’s geisha is now s jut 40 and there is a shortage of appren-ceUetsuki to Shigisuki acting according rector of the geisha association in Asakusa ne of Tokyo’s oldest entertainment quarters streets was Asakusa with its lantern-lighte- d about 200 geisha in the years after War II he said Today about half that une to 'odd 3 prosperity and wdemizationare causing less iterest in the ancient art Japan's 3 belong to the Asakusa Geisha ciation and one authority estimates there : no more than 2000 “genuine” geisha in of Japan The postwar geisha were in the old tradition aited in girlhood from poor families and prenticed for many years in the teahouse ts— learning to play the twanging three-nge-d samisen dance in the close-fittin- g d and sing Japanese folk songs in the er sort of cracked wavering voice But Japan’s increasing prosperity and the of its youth for more modern lifestyles ns fewer girls are drawn to a career that re-- i long training diminished prospects for tiage an irregular income and little lifetime job security Most recruits now are in their late teens or rly 20s Uetsuki said and many become after finding other jobs less satisfying I 1" r - - Main c?cm 752-531- 6 CKNCWTHSCOUPCnArO V- - For a limited time onhf brtna in 50 on aa high fashion her cx-T L eluding thoM tty QgcaanLOir&saiLf I cardm aorta vandertxt etc The eecrr1 cr t ? presented at time glum are ordered discounts are gsem month ny women lorms Aguri 24 one of Asakusa’s newer and most popular geisha joined the geisha world 15 months ago after a short and uneventful career as an ol the Japanese term for office lady My mother enjoyed dancing and playing the samisen and I began Japanese style dancing when I was six But when I told my mother and friends about my intention to become a geisha all of them were very surprised” she said Interviewed after a Saturday afternoon samisen lesson Aguri radiates enthusiasm for her new career “To be able to work playing musical instruments and dancing it’s more than enjoyable it’s great” she said The Asakusa Geisha Association requires her to attend two dance lessons and one samisen and drum practice session each week Three times a month she studies the ritual tea ceremony Beginning geisha are expected to buy a new set of kimonos each month That expense alone can devour much of the S2000 or more a popular young geisha can make in a 55 N Friday February 19 it Individual customers or restaurants that cater to panics can request Aguri’s services ll— Like most geisha she lives communally with several others The “oneesan” or elder sister of the house guides and advises the younger women in their training and work Uetsuki said geisha such as Aguri who combine anistic skill a lively personality arid physical beauty are in demand throughout the year The older ones although more skived often can obtain daily work only during the month-lon- g New Year’s holiday period he said Many women leave the trade to marry while still young but few older geisha have husbands Only one of the 100 Asakusa regulars now is married Uetsuki said Aguri at the age when most Japanese girls marry says the job of entertaining men every night keeps her too busy to have a personal life “I personally have no chance to meet members of the opposite sex” she said Cache iJl L V£&yK3ica nucm prepare for housing talent show In most colleges there is usually some sort of impetition going on between dorms Most of tse usually gear more toward the rowdy and metimes quite unusual forms but USU has a )re cultural form of the battle of the dorms it being the Housing Talent Show Sponsored by the housing department this is annual running of the show This tears presentation will feature talent from each ne of the dorms and both the high rises judged to be the best in that certain housing location 15 individual and group acts will be com e fourth peting for prizes sponsored by local and university merchants Some of the acts that will be presented include: piano solos individual and group skits vocal numbers and even a person that eats an apple while juggling The show gets underway at 8 pm Feb 23 in the Fine Arts building Morgan Theatre “Hawkeye” of KVNU will be hosting the show and admission is free so why not attend what should prove to be a very competitive and entertaining show even if it’s not radical enough for some tastes KATHARINE HENRY FONDA H3PZU7:X JANE FONDA 1 shovtc:: 7:00 9:10 ESVQUR FUTURE EE4TEIEAER? 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