January 13, 2005
Kodo
Kodo, the Japanese drumming group, from Japan, is coming to Miller! The show is Thursday, February 24th 7:30pm (or thereabouts) and it’s like…45, 40, 30, 20 for regular tickets so probably half as much for students. I’m going, no joke. If anyone else is interested or wants to hear Kodo’s music or more info, let me know.
Here’s some hype quotes specially selected to make you think Kodo is the best group ever. But seriously, if you’re not into drumming, they might not be too interesting unless you’re willing to see past the music and understand the culture and history presented with every graceful motion….ok i’m done…
“Traditional rituals recast as theater, and contemporary thoughts about ancient instruments both figure in Kodo’s performance, which includes ancient and modern compositions. Yet with tense, angular postures, with stylized, frozen gestures and, in one playful piece, with animal-like scampering and slithering, Kodo reminds its audience that, above all, its music is a matter of flesh and blood, wood and stretched skin. Kodo can raise the roof, but the group can also show extraordinary finesse.” - The New York Times
“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 / UK
