Monday, October 29, 2012
Genki Sudo's World Order in Kyoto
The incredible Genki Sudo and his World Order dance troupe visited Kyoto in the spring and recorded an incredible video (above). If you don't know Genki Sudo and World Order, you owe it to yourself to click the above video immerse yourself in an excellent new world.
I was able to pick out most of the locations for the filming. They include:
To-ji Temple,
Hanami-koji (Gion),
Shimbashi (Gion),
Nijo-jo Castle,
Hiean-jingu Shrine,
Hirosawa-no-ike Pond,
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest,
Arashiyama Togetsukyo Bridge, and
Hiranoya Teahouse Saga Torimoto.
Also, there's a place that looks like the Gosho (Imperial Palace) but I can't recall the exact spot. And there's a bridge that looks like something in Daitoku-ji Temple, but I have to check to be sure.
If you like what you've seen, check out their newest video from Mexico City here. The last few minutes are incredible, including a mind-blowing "long arm" trick and a routine in a garden which is something utterly otherworldly - when the B-boys in the Bronx were inventing popping and locking back in the late 70s, they never imagined where their dances would lead.

