Drum-Tao 2010

For those familiar with the universal, primal energy of taiko drumming, you will be pleased to hear that Drum-Tao is back in town (including performances in Mandurah and Bunbury):

SPECIAL NOTE: There is a $10 discount across A and B Reserve for the next 72 hours from today (10 May 2010) when you book with BOCS – see details below.

Following the highly successful and critically acclaimed sell out world tours, and again a No. 1 box-office smash hit of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Japan’s most celebrated and elite company of martial art drummers, Drum-Tao, return to Australia commencing their national tour from Perth with their awe-inspiring and innovative production at the Perth Concert Hall for five performances only from June 22 to 26 inclusive with ‘The Samurai of the Drum’.

Seen by over 3 million worldwide, the incomparable quality and pure unadulterated power and spectacle of their work perfectly blends the ancient traditions of Taiko Drumming with the innovative and flawlessly choreographed production values of contemporary Japanese excellence.

The 16 young drummers beat their huge drums with outstanding precision, vehemence and persistency on their Wadaiko-Drums, which have a circumference of up to 1.70 metres and weighs about 400 kilograms.

The artists sculpt their artistic bodies and express their music with their whole being as they play – the precision and the power of the performance is heightened by their infectious smiles, enthusiasm and burning passion shining in their eyes.

Explosive percussion and timeless rituals are complimented perfectly in this Japanese spectacular featuring unrivalled drumming, martial arts mastery, and with the incorporation of the softer tones of the Japanese flute and horizontal harp the true brilliance of this show is the ability of the performers to balance the thunderous drumming with moments of delicacy and playfulness that create an unforgettable performance.

Tickets are on sale through BOCS (9484 1133; groups on 9321 6831). For the Mandurah & Bunbury shows: Mandurah Performing Arts Centre – June 19 – 9550 3900; Bunbury Entertainment Centre – June 27 – 1 300 661 272.