{"id":1346,"date":"2014-07-15T16:47:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T07:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2014-07-15T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T07:47:10","slug":"dadan-in-tarragona-by-mitsuru-ishizuka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20140715_1346.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;&#8216;DADAN&#8217; in Tarragona&#8221; by Mitsuru Ishizuka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wp_social_bookmarking_light'>        <div class=\"wsbl_facebook_like\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20140715_1346.html\" layout=\"button_count\" action=\"recommend\" width=\"100\" share=\"false\" show_faces=\"false\" ><\/fb:like><\/div>        <div class=\"wsbl_twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20140715_1346.html\" data-text=\"&#8220;&#8216;DADAN&#8217; in Tarragona&#8221; by Mitsuru Ishizuka\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<br class='wp_social_bookmarking_light_clear' \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">July 12, 2014<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-1-e1405299860285.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-1-e1405299860285-170x170.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Mitsuru Ishizuka\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image1-e1405299870914.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image1-e1405299870914-170x170.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Mitsuru Ishizuka\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>We came to Tarragona today, it took us two hours to get here by bus this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the entrance of the theater. What awaits us\u00a0inside?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-3-e1405299945651.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-3-e1405299945651-170x170.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Mitsuru Ishizuka\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-4-e1405299957863.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-4-e1405299957863-170x170.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Mitsuru Ishizuka\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>We were greeted by a\u00a0loading route somewhat like a\u00a0suspension bridge. We had to load all our equipment in along this route, ducking between the trees along the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-5-340x255.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Mitsuru Ishizuka\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It took us all the way to\u00a0this amazing outdoor stage!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-6-e1405300050936.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-6-e1405300050936-340x453.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Mitsuru Ishizuka\" width=\"340\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Behind the stage, you can see the\u00a0castle-like walls of the city, which was built in ancient Roman times. Tarragona has been designated as a World Heritage Site and we get to\u00a0perform in front of this gorgeous backdrop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2377\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-7-340x255.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Mitsuru Ishizuka\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The junior members, for whom this will be their third performance,\u00a0were stunned by this situation but they are doing their best!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-21-680x510.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Mio Teycheney\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This stage is outside in the middle of the town,\u00a0so during our rehearsal we heard chiming\u00a0church bells, the sound of fireworks at a weekend\u00a0event, sirens from police cars, etc, etc, and\u00a0we were worried,\u00a0wondering\u00a0what sounds would ring out during our performance. But thanks to the audience&#8217;s superb concentration, we weren&#8217;t aware of any other noises at all. I was both appreciative and moved by this fact while I was performing. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow we have a day off in Tarragona. \u00a0I will go to see the World Heritage sites!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/member\/mitsuru_ja.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/mitsuru_s.jpg\" alt=\"mitsuru_s\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20140709dadan_ja.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2161 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/09FB-dadan_tate-800px-170x170.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Takashi Okamoto\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kodo &#8220;DADAN&#8221; Spain &amp; France Performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20140709dadan_en.html\">http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20140709dadan_en.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 12, 2014 We came to Tarragona today, it took us two hours to get here by bus this morning. Here is the entrance of the theater. What awaits us\u00a0inside? We were greeted by a\u00a0loading route somewhat like a\u00a0suspension bridge. We had to load all our equipment in along this route, ducking between the trees along the way. It took us all the way to\u00a0this amazing outdoor stage! Behind the stage, you can see the\u00a0castle-like walls of the city, which was built in ancient Roman times. Tarragona has been designated as a World Heritage Site and we get to\u00a0perform in front of this gorgeous backdrop. The junior members, for whom &#8230; <a class=\"more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20140715_1346.html\">\u25b6\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[26,17,41],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1346"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1360,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions\/1360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}