“Kodo ‘Michi’ Iwaki Performance” by Shogo Komatsuzaki
Aug. 1, 2018
There’s only four performances to go on our “Michi” 2018 tour.
We had a cast change for the second half of the tour to swap over the youngest members. Every day is fulfilling for all of us.
Our physical and mental state is different for each performance.
We have to think about drumming, walking, singing, and standing naturally on stage, which is more difficult and nerve-wracking than meets the eye. We have to make sure our body and mind are in the right condition before the curtain rises each day, so when we take a good look at ourselves, we can say, “I am in good form.”
On stage, each and every one of us has different roots and brings our own unique experience to the performance. We give it all we’ve got, right until the last beat, sharing heart and soul as we play our resounding instruments together.
Today, we have a performance in my hometown, Iwaki.
I moved to Sado Island ten years ago to become a Kodo apprentice.
Rather that trying to say my feelings with a lot of words to the special people in my hometown, I’ll try to say what I want to say through my sound on stage.
Upcoming “Michi” Performances
- Aug 3 (Fri), 2018 Hitachinaka City Hall Large Hall, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
- Aug 4 (Sat), 2018 Isesaki-shi Bunka Kaikan (Large Hall), Isesaki, Gunma
- Aug 5 (Sun), 2018 Kodaira Citizens Cultural Hall (Rune Kodaira) Large Hall, Kodaira, Tokyo
Cast (July-Aug.)
Motofumi Yamaguchi, Eiichi Saito, Tomohiro Mitome, Kenta Nakagome, Maya Minowa, Shogo Komatsuzaki, Masayasu Maeda, Kodai Yoshida, Seita Saegusa, Yuki Hirata, Chihiro Watanabe, Taiyo Onoda, Shun Takuma
