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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, January 27, 2007

Feb. 9 shows to unite stars of Japanese music, dance

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Taiko Center of the Pacific, a school of traditional and contemporary Japanese drumming, will present "An Evening of Neo-Traditional Japanese Music and Dance" at 7 and 9 p.m. Feb. 9 at the rRed Elephant, 1144 S. Bethel St.

This one-night-only performance features:

  • Chieko Kojima, principal dancer of the world-renowned drumming ensemble Kodo. She has become well known for her original style of dancing in Kodo's taiko-based performance, incorporating elements of Japanese folk dance, and Balinese dance into her routine.

  • Kaoru Watanabe, bamboo flute soloist, former flutist and current artistic director of Kodo's Earth Celebration. He studied Noh Kan and Edo Ma-tsuri Bayashi styles of fue (bamboo flute) in Tokyo before joining the internationally acclaimed Kodo in 1999.

  • Monami Shishikura, Ikuta style koto master. Shishikura is a "shihan" (master teacher) of the koto and shamisen.

  • Kenny Endo, leader of the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble.

    The performance will be a visual and musical performance that traverses time and cultural boundaries with a mix of Japanese traditional and modern improvised music and dance.

    Tickets are $22.50 (general admission) at the Honolulu Box Office, 1188 Bishop St., Suite 609, Honolulu.

    Tickets can also be purchased by phone at 550-8457 or online at www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

    Will Call will be open on site starting one hour before showtime.