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Disney Hall, Feb. 3 at 8:00 pm, Japan's premier taiko ensemble KODO 

Japan's premier drumming ensemble KODO will bring "One Earth Tour 2015: Mystery" program to the U.S. from January through March, 2015. (Courtesy of Los Angeles Philharmonic)

KODO, Japan's premier drumming ensemble will return to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 8:00 p.m. with breathtaking physicality in a show featuring classical and modern elements of the taiko art form.

 

This year, KODO will bring "One Earth Tour 2015: Mystery" program directed by Kabuki luminary Tamasaburo Bando to U.S. audiences for the first time.

    

KODO describes this pioneering program as follows: Amidst reverberations like rumbles in the earth, large serpents coil, demons and lions move wildly.    

 

They surface from the gloomy dark, eerie at times, and in some respects, even nostalgic... This work fuses KODO's real worth, the dynamism of taiko expression, with the wondrous beauty and true charm that lie within rituals expressing the worship of myriad gods and reverence for nature that have been traditions in Japan since ancient times.

 

This performance takes you on a voyage to the extraordinary, to a mysterious realm that lies in the beyond.

 

KODO has seen a departure from its traditional costume styles and musical direction since Master Bando took the helm as full-time artistic director in 2012. "Mystery" represents a further evolution of the group's new expressions and promises to transport both seasoned fans and first-time viewers alike to uncharted artistic territory.



When you need an English-Japanese interpreter, call Shige Higashi, editor of Cultural News. Shige is always your helper for building better the U.S.-Japan relationships. (213) 819-4100 [email protected] Skype: culturalnews

 

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