Kodo Returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall Tonight

Kodo, Japan's preeminent performing arts ensemble, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall tonight, February 5 at 8 PM as part of the group's One Earth Tour 2013: Legend, the first tour under the guidance of new Artistic Director, kabuki icon Tamasaburo Bando. The program will feature several re-envisioned works and new pieces inspired by Bando's distinct aesthetic and deep experience, as well as the group's hallmark taiko - the nearly 900-pound drum - a show-stopping instrument that demands both strength and tenderness.

Kodo unites high-energy percussion, elegant music, dance, and the striking physical prowess needed to sustain a precise yet powerful sound. The group first exploded onto the world stage at the Berlin Festival in 1981 and has since delivered over 3,500 performances on five continents from war-torn Croatia to New York's Carnegie Hall. Through constant collaborations with musicians, dancers, singers and actors in many countries, Kodo relentlessly explores the limits of the taiko and the closely-related traditional Japanese performing arts.

WHO: KODO

WHEN: TONIGHT, February 5, 2013 at 8 PM

WHERE: Walt Disney CONCERT HALL
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

TICKETS: Tickets are now on sale at LAPhil.com, the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, via credit card phone order at 323.850.2000, or by calling Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000. Tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets. For more information, please call 323.850.2000.

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