Kodō

For more than four decades, Kodō has toured the world under its “One Earth” banner, uniting audiences across cultures through the resonant, pulse-pounding power of taiko drumming. In Luminance, the ensemble presents signature works refined over years of global touring, including the mighty O-daiko drum solo and the climactic, high-energy Yatai-bayashi finale. The program also honors Maki Ishii’s evocative “Monochrome” and, for the first time in decades, features bold, genre-crossing original compositions by guest artists.

Superlatives don’t really exist to convey the primal power and bravura beauty of Kodō.
— Chicago Tribune