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25-476: [REDACTED] Look up kōdō , kodō , or kōdo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kodo may refer to: Japan [ edit ] Kōdō (香道), ceremonial appreciation of incense Nippon Kodo (日本香堂), an incense company Kodō (taiko group) (鼓童), a taiko drumming group Kodo-kai (弘道会), a yakuza criminal organization The imperial way (皇道),

50-671: A central orchestral platform) was pioneered by this building, and became a model for other concert halls, including the Sydney Opera House (1973), Denver's Boettcher Concert Hall (1978), the Gewandhaus in Leipzig (1981), Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003), and the Philharmonie de Paris (2014). Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet recorded three live performances at

75-521: A masculine component to the Kodō's performance. After their performance at the 1984 Olympics, Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Herald wrote, "Glistening back muscles of a sweaty loin-clothed drummer are strikingly lit as he strikes the great o-daiko (large taiko ) with massive sticks in a performance as much athletic as it is musical." There are three organizations that handle Kodō's activities. Kitamaesen

100-605: A propaganda concept related to hakkō ichiu Imperial Way Faction ( Kōdō-ha 皇道派), a totalitarian faction within the Imperial Japanese Army Kumano Kodō (熊野古道), a series of pilgrimage routes People [ edit ] Kodo Nishimura (西村 宏堂), Buddhist monk and makeup artist Kodō Nomura (野村 胡堂), novelist and music critic Kōdō Sawaki (沢木 興道), Sōtō Zen teacher Junya Kodo (鼓童 淳也), mixed martial artist Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典), actor Other [ edit ] Paspalum scrobiculatum ,

125-515: A staff of 12. Apprentices and part-time workers included, there are about 100 persons involved in Kodō or its related organizations. Apprentices who hope to be performers spend two years living and training together communally in a converted school on Sado Island. After this period, apprentices who have been selected to become junior, probationary members spend one more year training and practicing in which they may be selected to become full members of Kodō. Originally, Kodō members lived separately from

150-514: A type of millet grown primarily in Nepal Eleusine coracana , or finger millet, grown across Africa and Asia Kodo, Iran , a village in Fars Province, Iran See also [ edit ] Codo (disambiguation) Kōdo Station (disambiguation) Kodos (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

175-784: A year and do not require any background in drumming. The non-profit Kodō Cultural Foundation was established in 1997, and three years later, they founded the Kodō Arts Sphere America organization in North America. This organization started to present workshop tours in 2003. Kodō is arguably the most well-known and respected taiko group worldwide and has been considered an ambassador group for taiko performance outside Japan. One component of their reputation stems from their training regimen, which at one time, included long distance running twice daily. A report on Kodō's training in 1989 stated that their approach had been toned down, but

200-454: Is a collection of buildings intended for Kodō's management and tour staff, and represents their headquarters. The Village is situated in Ogi on the southern part of Sado Island. Construction of these buildings began in the mid 1980s. The first building, an administrative center, was completed in 1988, and by 1992, a rehearsal hall, a dormitory, and a reception house were also constructed. Originally,

225-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages kod%C5%8D Although taiko are the primary instrument in their performances, other traditional Japanese musical instruments such as fue and shamisen make an appearance on stage as do traditional dance and vocal performance. Kodō's repertoire includes pieces based on the traditional rhythms of regional Japan, pieces composed for Kodō by contemporary songwriters, and pieces written by Kodō members themselves. Since their debut at

250-551: Is managed by the city of Sado and the Kodō Cultural Foundation. Kodō had three sold out performances at the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival in Los Angeles , a 10-week event which preceded the 1984 Summer Olympics . In 1989, the group held its first drum workshop, referred to as Kodō Juku which includes introducing their training regiment and their approach to taiko performance. These workshops are held up to four times

275-569: Is the corporate that manages member salaries, employment, tour booking, and is a general managing entity. Otodaiku manages group copyrights, the development and sale of musical instruments used in Kodō's performance, and the group's recordings. The group's non-profit activities, such as the Sado Island Taiko Center ( 佐渡太鼓体験交流館 , Sado Taiko Taiken Kōryūkan ) are organized under the Kodo Cultural Foundation . Kodō Village

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300-584: The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The Philharmonie lies on the south edge of the city's Tiergarten and just west of the former Berlin Wall . The Philharmonie is on Herbert-von-Karajan -Straße, named for the orchestra's longest-serving principal conductor. The building forms part of the Kulturforum complex of cultural institutions close to Potsdamer Platz . The Philharmonie consists of two venues,

325-775: The 3rd International Visual Music Festival in Cannes in 1994, as well as the Japanese Foreign Ministry Award noting their cultural contributions through the Earth Celebration event on Sado Island. They were also the recipient of the Matsuo Performing Arts Award for Japanese Music in 2012. As of May 2014, there are 32 performing members (26 men, six women) in Kodō and 28 staff members involved in Kitamaesen and Otodaiku. The Kodō Cultural Foundation maintains

350-587: The Berlin Festival in 1981, Kodō has had almost 4,000 performances, spending about a third of the year overseas, a third touring in Japan and a third resting and preparing new material on Sado Island. Kodō was formed in 1981 and made their debut at the Berliner Philharmonie in the same year. Kodō is sometimes considered to be simply renamed from the taiko group Ondekoza organized in 1971. Indeed, Kodō

375-524: The Grand Hall ( Großer Saal ) with 2,440 seats and the Chamber Music Hall ( Kammermusiksaal ) with 1,180 seats. Though conceived together, the smaller hall was opened in the 1980s, some twenty years after the main building. Hans Scharoun designed the building, which was constructed over the years 1960–1963. It opened on 15 October 1963 with Herbert von Karajan conducting Beethoven's 9th Symphony . It

400-507: The Sado Island community. This is still true of the younger members, who live together in the Kodō village, but senior members now live outside the village in nearby communities. As of May 2014: As of December 2013: Berliner Philharmonie The Berliner Philharmonie ( German: [bɛʁˌliːnɐ fɪlhaʁmoˈniː] ) is a concert hall in Berlin , Germany , and home to

425-533: The Village was also used as a way to improve the group's relations with residents on Sado Island, which helped facilitate festivals such as the annual Earth Celebration Festival , which brings together musicians from around the world not only for performance purposes but also to exchange cultural ideas and crafts between Sado Island and the rest of the world. Kodō received the MIDEM Music Video (Long Form) Award at

450-437: The concept of the village was proposed by Den Tagayasu prior to his departure from the group; he intended to develop a sort of academy for artisan craft and performance arts. However, after the project was initiated by Toshio Kawauchi , its purpose shifted toward integrating Kodō's presence more permanently on Sado Island. Prior to Kodō Village, the group rented out an abandoned schoolhouse as its Apprentice Center. Furthermore,

475-611: The hall; Dave Brubeck in Berlin (1964), Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970), and We're All Together Again for the First Time (1973). Miles Davis 's 1969 live performance at the hall has also been released on DVD. On 20 May 2008 a fire broke out at the hall. A quarter of the roof suffered considerable damage as firefighters cut openings to reach the flames beneath the roof. The hall interior sustained water damage but

500-615: The name based on the dual meaning of the word; the first, "drum children", was based on feedback from mothers that their music lulled their children to sleep. The second meaning, "heartbeat" originated from comparing the sound of taiko drums to the sound of a mother's heartbeat on her child in the womb. The group spent the next 7 years touring Europe, Japan, North and South Americas and the Far East. Following this, they founded Kodō village on Sado Island, and also started an annual Earth Celebration , an international arts festival on Sado Island that

525-412: The title Kodo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kodo&oldid=1246479623 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Short description

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550-507: Was built to replace the old Philharmonie, destroyed by British bombers on 30 January 1944, the eleventh anniversary of Hitler becoming Chancellor. The hall is a singular building, asymmetrical and tentlike, with the main concert hall in the shape of a pentagon . The height of the rows of seats increases irregularly with distance from the stage. The stage is at the centre of the hall, surrounded by seating on all sides. The so-called vineyard-style seating arrangement (with terraces rising around

575-423: Was formed out of the existing members of Ondekoza, but their leader, Den Tagayasu , left the group before the transition and lead performer Eitetsu Hayashi left quickly thereafter. Tagayasu continued to use the name Ondekoza for his new group, and required the group to choose a new name. Hayashi, who departed from the group soon after its founding to begin a solo career, suggested the name "Kodō". Hayashi created

600-657: Was otherwise "generally unharmed". Firefighters limited damage using foam. The cause of the fire was attributed to welding work, and no serious damage was caused either to the structure or interior of the building. Performances resumed, as scheduled, on 1 June 2008 with a concert by the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. The main organ was built by the Karl Schuke Orgelbauwerkstatt, Berlin, in 1965, and renovated in 1992, 2012 and 2016. It has four manuals and 91 stops . The pipes of

625-413: Was still "disciplined" according to the program director, where performers would only run ten kilometers each morning. In performance, players are often seen wearing a sole loincloth called a fundoshi as a component of attire. Internal publications from the group state that they are used to help focus a player's strength while performing. Others have noted that the use of fundoshi clearly represents

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