Kodo: Tsuzumi

Kodo 40th Anniversary Commemorative Performance: Tsuzumi.

Ticket holders are invited to Program Notes at 6:30 pm, a free pre-performance event demonstrating and discussing various drums used in Taiko drumming. A Lensic Performing Arts Education Program.

Feel the reverberations of heaven and earth in harmony with this all-new performance from the internationally renowned taiko performing arts ensemble, Kodo. Tsuzumi is an explosive performance, created to commemorate the ensemble’s 40th anniversary, and promises to electrify, dazzle, and uplift audiences of all ages. Guided by three words that underpin the Kodo mission— living, learning, creating—the visceral sound of Kodo’s taiko drumming explores the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum forging new directions for a vibrant living artform. Kodo has given over 6,500 performances on five continents, cementing the ensemble as a global phenomenon like no other. Don’t miss a beat!