Earth Celebration 2017 (Sado Island, Niigata)
Experience the Sounds of Summer on Sado Island
Join us for three days of fun for the whole family on Sado Island this summer at the 30th annual Earth Celebration! The theme of this year’s festival is “Taiko no Kodomo,” which means “Taiko Children,” and we’ll all have a ball together to the beat of the taiko drums! The lineup includes open-air and playhouse Kodo concerts, an array of workshops and activities, a bustling market, performances on the Fringe stage, and much, much more!
Aug. 18 (Fri)–20 (Sun), 2017
Events will take place all over Sado Island in Niigata, centered around the Ogi Peninsula
Appearing: Kodo
Guest Artists: BRAHMAN, Drums&Voices (Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand), and more!
For further details, visit the Official EC Website
Download the EC 2017 pamphlet here (Japanese with some English info)
Schedule
- Aug 17 (Thu), 2017 [EC Pre-Event] Tomohiro Mitome, Yuki Hirata Appearance in "Sado Takigi Noh Performance" (Sado Island, Niigata)
- Aug 18 (Fri), 2017 [Performance] Yosuke Oda, Masayuki Sakamoto, Kenta Nakagome Appearance in "Kodo & Tetsuya Kajiwara Special Unit x BRAHMAN" (Sado Island, Niigata)
- Aug 18 (Fri), 2017 [Performance] Kodo in "Mitchell Theatre Vol. 2 –Capriccio–" Directed by Mitsuru Ishizuka (Sado Island, Niigata) *SOLD OUT
- Aug 19 (Sat), 2017 [Performance] "Kodo Next Generation" Directed by Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga (Sado Island, Niigata) *SOLD OUT
- Aug 19 (Sat), 2017 [Performance] Kodo Select Ensemble Appearance in "Drums & Voices x Kodo x Masakatsu Takagi 'Yama Emi'” Directed by Tsuyoshi Maeda (Sado Island, Niigata)
- Aug 20 (Sun), 2017 [Performance] Kodo All Stars in "EC 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert" (Sado Island, Niigata)