Living Art
October 21, 2009
The UK Asia Center is presenting traditions from the East all week, part of the 2009 ArtsAsia Festival. Tuesday night, Japanese-culture author and professor at Wayne State University Kelly Natasha Foreman, uncovered the musical traditions of Japanese entertainers, called geishas. Foreman described the meaning of “geisha†as two symbols: “Gei,†meaning the fine arts, and “sha†as person. The ArtsAsia Festival will continue to host events through Saturday.