Katy and I went to see the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers at the Cambridge Corn Exchange last week. It’s something that I organised through the EBI Staff Association and it was a really good show. We had to rush a bit getting there, because Bean was a handful to get to bed, but even though we got there a few minutes after the show started, it wasn’t a problem to get to our seats and we were really up-close and personal with the action (a bit too close at times, because one of the drummers freaked Katy out with his demented-drummer face).
I’m really happy to have seen the show. It was really powerful at times and most excellent. The technique and the movement is beautiful to watch, and they had the choreography spot on. It was fun because, even though they’re very dedicated to their craft, they don’t seem to take it too seriously (as demonstrated by a man built like a brick shit-house playing a teeny-tiny percussion bowl).
It really makes me want to see the Kodo Drummers even more now, and hopefully they’re going to come to the UK next year.
