Kodo Drummers
Fri 5 Mar 8pm
Butterworth Hall £23.50, £25.50, £27.50
For nearly 30 years, Kodo has explored the boundless potential of the ancient Japanese drum, the taiko. Inspired by the powerful natural beauty of their home on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, Kodo infuses traditional forms with fresh global influences to create new musical expressions that are utterly unique.
Two meanings are embedded in the Japanese characters for Kodo. First, heartbeat: the primal, tender sound as heard in the womb. Second, children of the drum: reflecting Kodo’s intent to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child. Since 1981, Kodo has delivered over 3,200 performances in 46 countries, becoming Japan’s most acclaimed performing arts group.
“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
“if there is such a thing as perfection in music, Kodo comes as near to it as any group in the world.” Boston Globe
| Fri 5 Mar | Butterworth Hall | 8:00pm |
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With a maximum capacity of 2000 standing or 1500 seated this concert hall has an outstanding natural acoustic and is the home of our International Concert Series, as well as the majority of our music gigs and big name comedians. Butterworth Hall has recently had a £6.9 million redevelopment and reopened in autumn 2009 .
