{"id":6581,"date":"2012-02-27T14:41:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T03:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=6581"},"modified":"2012-02-27T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T03:41:41","slug":"red-dragonflies-like-a-ripple-taikoz-presents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=6581","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Red dragonflies&#8230;like a ripple&#8217;. Taikoz presents&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6586\" title=\"CrimsonSky_keyart_notext_v2a_358x358Web\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/CrimsonSky_keyart_notext_v2a_358x358Web-239x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rhythm is fundamental to life.\u00a0Without it there would be no heartbeat, no pulse, no phases of the moon, no night or day, summer or winter. It is fundamental to music around the world whether\u00a0generated by\u00a0the tabla, the snare drum, the timpani or the djembe. Drums create the beat to which music flows. In an orchestra, all eyes will look to the timpanist for affirmation of a complicated rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>(This not to say that music <em>senza mizura &#8211;<\/em>without meter<em>&#8211;\u00a0<\/em>is not legitimate, pleasurable or unrepresentative of nature\u00a0&#8211; think waves, wind, cloud formations).<\/p>\n<p>The sound of drums draws a visceral reaction and defies linguistic barriers,\u00a0which may explain some of the acoustic and visual\u00a0excitement generated by\u00a0drumming ensemble TaikOz, now in its 14th year.\u00a0TaikOz\u00a0launches its 2012 season with <em>Toward\u00a0The Crimson Sky, <\/em>a new work by TaikOz director Ian Cleworth, which showcases<em> koto<\/em> virtuoso Satsuki Odamura.<\/p>\n<p>The work is based on an exquisute haiku by Japanese poet Miura Yuzuru, which reads:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;red dragonflies<\/p>\n<p>flowing like a ripple<\/p>\n<p>toward the crimson sky&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The brushstrokes of this evocative word painting are layered with the delicacy of the <em>shinobue<\/em> (bamboo flutes), the <em>shakuhachi (<\/em>another variety of flute), voice and <em>bass koto.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have long enjoyed the English translation of this haiku by Miura Yuzuru,\u201d says Ian Cleworth. \u201cThe poet\u2019s images conjure thoughts and feelings that are on the one hand beautiful, colourful and sensual, and on the other, intensely \u2013 almost painfully \u2013 poignant and emotionally affecting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\u201cThe autumnal image of a cloud of dragonflies flying into a deep red sky arouses visions of impending death, whereas the reference to \u2018flowing like a ripple\u2019 is both playfully lighthearted and sensuous with a strong feeling of choreographed movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The concert also features two new works by TaikOz members: Tom Royce-Hampton\u00a0(<em>Solace<\/em>) and\u00a0Anton Lock (<em>Exploration<\/em>). Cleworth\u2019s crowd favourite Ota.i.ko returns with\u00a011 taiko players in performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Watch out for our interview with <em>koto<\/em> player Satsuki Odamura in which she talks about the intricacies of the <em>koto.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tickets $45- $75. Additional fees may apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Book at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityrecitalhall.com\">www.cityrecitalhall.com<\/a> or (02) 8256 2222 or 1300 797 188<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">SdeS<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Rhythm is fundamental to life.\u00a0Without it there would be no heartbeat, no pulse, no phases of the moon, no night or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"sls_format":[],"class_list":["post-6581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shows"],"acf":{"deck":"","is_featured":false,"media_type":"standard","audio_embed":"","video_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Red dragonflies...like a ripple&#039;. 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