Sony Centre For The Performing Arts presents
TAO JAPANESE DRUMMERS
Friday, March 30, 2012
Exclusive Behind The Scenes Workshop Announced!
On Friday, March 30, 2012 TAO JAPANESE DRUMMERS will
hit the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts with their explosive show
featuring a fusion of Japanese drumming and martial arts. TAO JAPANESE DRUMMERS has been seen by five million people in 17 countries and were invited to perform at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The
Sony Centre For The Performing Arts recently announced an exclusive
opportunity for audiences to experience the art of Taiko Drumming with
an intimate workshop and lecture demonstration, for a $20 add-on to the
original ticket price, by local Japanese drumming group Nagata Shachu.
Prior to the TAO performance, Nagata Shachu will provide insight to the
art of Taiko drumming, its historical relevance and perform their own
unique Taiko rhythms at 6:15pm on the Lower Lobby Stage.
TAO JAPANESE DRUMMERS is
a company of 16 highly disciplined male and female martial arts
drummers trained in traditional Japanese percussion. Throughout their
combative performances, TAO fuse martial arts and music with
their skillful drumming and intricate choreography based on the
traditions and culture of the Samurai. TAO uses a series of
instruments from drums to harps including massive Wadaiko Drums weighing
400kg with a circumference of 1.70 metres.
TAO performers
each bring contemporary flair to the group by drawing on their diverse
backgrounds such as punk rock and gymnastics. They offer a young and
vibrantly modern take on a traditional art form with their athletic
bodies and contemporary costumes creating explosive Taiko drumming and
innovative choreography with extraordinary precision, energy and
stamina.
SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Toronto’s
first performing arts centre, has played a defining role in the
cultural life of Toronto for more than 50 years. Today, the newly
renovated Sony Centre is home to a roster of national and international
artists that reflect the diversity and sophistication of 21st century
Toronto. In addition, the Sony Centre is dedicated to developing
Toronto’s younger audiences through family programming, workshops
targeted towards school-aged audiences, an under-30 membership program,
and other community initiatives including an international culinary
experience.
www.sonycentre.ca
Sony Centre For The Performing Arts presents
TAO JAPANESE DRUMMERS
Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 8pm
Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East, Toronto
Tickets: $35-$85 plus applicable taxes and service charges
*TAO: EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES Tickets: $20
* for ticket holders only
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Sony Centre box office,
416-586-0380
