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East Meets West in North Yorkshire-Friday 07th of July 2006 10:52:44

A unique cultural event showcasing some of the most dramatic Japanese culture, including a rare opportunity to meet two Geisha, has been brought to North Yorkshire with the help of a local Peugeot dealership.

Simon Bailes Peugeot, the North East’s leading Peugeot dealership, provided the transport to help organisers of the Festival of Japan to share some of the events with the local community.

The festival, which was organised by Richmond-based Japanese arts company Vintage Kimono, was the largest Japanese event to take place in the UK and organisers were given the rare opportunity to bring two Geisha to North Yorkshire from Kyoto.

The Geisha spent last week meeting people throughout North Yorkshire followed by a series of events at Swinton Park Hotel near Masham. These included a Japanese gala dinner, performances and demonstrations of Japanese arts and culture, lectures on the art of the Geisha and a three day arts and crafts fair.

Simon Bailes Peugeot provided a Peugeot 807 to allow organisers to travel around the area with the Geisha.

Managing director, Simon Bailes, commented: “We were delighted to be invited to help the Festival of Japan as it provided a unique opportunity for our region to experience a fascinating insight into the world of Japanese Art and Culture. Being able to support this event being hosted in North Yorkshire was particularly pleasing as it so clearly engages all of our community, allowing everyone the opportunity to share in the colour, fun and education provided by the exquisite Geisha. ”

Katie Chaplin, from Vintage Kimono, is one of the organisers of the Festival of Japan. She added: “The whole festival has been a huge celebration of Japanese culture and we felt honoured to have been trusted enough to bring the two Geisha to England.”

Jill Clay, fellow-organiser, added: “Whilst in North Yorkshire we wanted to allow as many people as possible to share in the experience and, by providing us with the necessary transport, Simon Bailes and the team have made this possible as we have been able to open up the event to local schools and communities.”

ENDS
Editor’s Notes: -
„X Simon Bailes Peugeot is one of the region’s longest-established Peugeot dealerships with a reputation spanning over 25 years.
„X Simon Bailes set up the company in 1979 and now employs 120 people at branches in Northallerton, Stockton-on-Tees and Guisborough.
„X Simon Bailes Peugeot is the UK’s most accredited Peugeot dealership having won 16 consecutive Golden Lion awards from the company recognising the Simon Bailes’ commitment to customer service and customer satisfaction.
„X Geisha are highly trained professional performers who undergo five years of intensive instruction in the arts of music, dance, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, calligraphy and etiquette. They continue to attend lessons every day until they retire; currently there is a geisha in her nineties working in Kyoto. Geisha means ‘arts person’; this reflects a geisha’s utter dedication to her arts.
Whilst in training, young geisha are called ‘maiko’, and are easily recognisable by their elaborate kimono and hairstyles, and trailing obi belts. They must look perfectly beautiful at all times, to compensate for their (relative) lack of finesse. A fully-fledged geisha wears a more subdued kimono and rarely dons