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Kodo

Fri, Feb 2, 8 pm

Sat, Feb 3, 8 pm

Sun, Feb 4, 3 pm

Venue: Zellerbach Hall A

Price: $24/$36/$48

Subscription Series: Choose-Your-Own, Winter/Spring Mini Series

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For over 30 years, the "samurai percussionists" of Kodo have explored the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko, honoring the past and boldly striking out in new directions for this vibrant living art form. The versatile performers dance, mime, and play a variety of instruments, but it is their awesome drums that mesmerize the audience, including the massive o-daiko, a 900-pound decorated instrument carved from the trunk of a single tree and played by two men. An international phenomenon, the company has given over 2,700 performances on all five continents. "Superlatives don't really exist to convey the primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo" (Chicago Tribune).

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This presentation is made possible, in part, by Peet's Coffee & Tea

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Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.

Audio clips:

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Daraijin *

Strobe's Nanafushi *

Ibuki *

* Clips listed here are representative of the artist, but may be different than what are being played as part of the Cal Performances program

Parking Alerts: Parking may be a problem on campus for the Sat, Feb 3, performance due to a Cal Basketball game. Please see our Parking Alert section for more information.

Artists links:
Official Kodo site