The Virginia Arts Festival will bring internationally beloved troupe Kodo on Sunday, March 19, playing traditional taiko drums that range in size from 12 inches to 6 feet in diameter. Audiences will ...

In the Japanese language, the word " Kodo" has two meanings. It can mean "heartbeat" — the fundamental source of all rhythm. However, the characters used for the group's name have a different meaning, ...

The drum is often considered the first human instrument. But in the hands of the performers of Kodo, drums are not primitive but powerful — emotionally expressive and even spiritual. The large ...

Sado, Japan, is not an easy trip. After a 14-hour flight to Tokyo, you’ll have to hop a two-hour bullet train ride followed by a two-and-a-half-hour ferry trip to get there. But on this isolated ...

On Thursday, March 9, the world-famous Japanese drum troupe Kodo brought a stunning performance to Jorgensen Center. As a celebration of its 42-year anniversary, Kodo put on a North American premiere ...

Kodo – the world’s foremost professional taiko company, which has played a major role in popularizing modern taiko drumming – will present its newest program, DADAN, across the United States for the ...

The Japanese word “kodo” can be translated two ways — “heartbeat” and “children of the drum” — both of which embody the essence of the renowned taiko drumming troupe Kodo, whose flawless performance ...

In what once was an abandoned schoolhouse on misty, mountainous Sado Island, young apprentices diligently train for a spot in Kodo, Japan’s most elite taiko ensemble. Stripped of cell phones and ...

Kodo would seem like a cult if it weren't so obviously a commercial enterprise. The troupe of Japanese drummers, which comes to Proctors on Friday, has become legendary for its sinuous, synchronized ...

Members of the Japanese drumming group Kodo had a rough start to their 30th anniversary One Earth Tour through North America. The ensemble made it to the States safely, but its drums weren't so lucky.

An apprenticeship with Kodo is not for the faint of heart. To join Japan’s premier taiko (drum) ensemble you first have to sit exams and go for interviews and auditions. If you pass, you must then ...

Japan’s Sado Island is historically known as a place of exile for court nobles and intellectuals on the wrong side of politics. Today’s Sado Island is home to a population roughly the size of the city ...