Art & Design

Kodo One Earth Tour 2014: Legend

15, 17, 19, 20, 25 & 28 February, Various

Kodo – the legendary, electrifying Japanese taiko performing arts ensemble – returns to the UK for the first time in 4 years with their most ambitious and spectacular show to date: Kodo One Earth Tour 2014: Legend.

A 29-strong troupe of musicians and dancers from the remote Sado Island in Japan, Kodo transforms centuries-old traditional Japanese ritual and performing arts into exhilarating, contemporary stage shows.

Legend marks a bold new direction for Kodo: New Artistic Director and Japanese icon Tamasaburo Bando has integrated the powerfully intense taiko drumming rhythms with calm and captivating kabuki theatre traditions, alongside new costumes, music and dance routines inspired by cultures from all corners of the globe.

Audiences have the chance to experience the breath-taking combination of electrifying taiko drumming, exquisite musicianship, stunning visuals and pure theatre from Japan’s most celebrated and legendary performing arts ensemble. 

 

“Dynamic, electrifying vision ....Nothing will prepare you for the 1,000 lb. drum assault, the precise timing or the wall of sound. An essential experience." Time Out

"Musicians, theatre directors and all interested in the sheer power of sound to feed emotions should take note." The Guardian

 

15 February  Lighthouse, Poole
Poole 0844 406 8666
  http://lighthousepoole.co.uk/kodo-drummers
   
17 February Birmingham Symphony Hall
Birmingham 0121 780 3333
  http://www.thsh.co.uk/event/kodo-one-earth-tour-2014/
   
19 February Philharmonic Hall Liverpool
Liverpool 0151 709 3789
  http://www.liverpoolphil.com/?lid=3846 
   
20 February Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 
Manchester 0844 907 9000
  https://tickets.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=23855
   
25 February The Sage, Gateshead
Gatehead 0191 443 4666
  http://www.sagegateshead.com/event/kodo-drummers/ 
   
28 February Brighton Dome
Brighton 01273 709709
  Brighton Dome http://brightondome.org/event/4342/kodo/ 

 

Tickets: Please check each Venue.

15, 17, 19, 20, 25 & 28 February 2014

Poole, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Gateshead & Brighton

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