Detail of a Katsura, a geisha wig. Before WWII, geishas styled with their own hair, but the Katsura enabled them to maintain a polished traditional hairstyle without weekly restyling by an artisan ...

A ‘Modern’ geisha’s life behind closed doors By Lael Loewenstein Nov. 17, 2006 12 AM PT Special to The Times ...

An African-American actress dressed as a modern geisha slowly glides across the stage, while a male Japanese kabuki performer, dressed as a traditional geisha, dances to the tune of a three-string ...

With the future of the geisha profession uncertain, for Iwashita, “the fact that such a theatre still exists, and that it is the 100th anniversary (of Azuma Odori) is nothing short of a miracle”.

Modern-day geisha triumphs in closed, traditional world By Reuters April 23, 20085:15 AM PDTUpdated April 23, 2008 ...

Unfortunately, the film never coheres, consumed with the details of geisha life without fully explaining its importance. Docu, which played Stateside theaters in 2006, begins a limited L.A. run ...

Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile . George Braziller, $39.95 (159pp) ISBN 978-0-8076-1545-4 ...