The Soraya Presents Yamato - The Drummers of Japan - Tenmei in January
Tickets start at $41 and are available now!
By: Stephi Wild
With 150-200 performances a year worldwide, Yamato travels all over the world with Japan's traditional Wadaiko drums, putting its very souls into the unusual instruments, whose sound stirs the hearts of people everywhere. With the sound of the drums as a pulse or heartbeat, Yamato attempts to create the energy of life, which envelops the audience and performers. The pulse, carried down from antiquity, will resonate within all the bodies gathered at any given performance.
YAMATO based their new production on the concept of a??a'? or "Tenmei," a word first described by Confucius in an expression that translates as, "at fifty I knew the will of heaven." Since then, the word has taken on the meaning of "destiny," or the fate of life given by heaven. With the world shuttered due to COVID-19, the YAMATO drummers were forced to think about their destiny. The troupe returned to the Asuka Village, where they never ceased training and creating together. Tickets start at $41 and are available at www.thesoraya.org and by calling 818-677-3000. The Soraya is located at 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330.
Local Shows
|
E=MC² Einstein The Musical Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center (7/03-7/26) |
|
STRAITJACKET SIRENS The Three Clubs (6/01-6/30) |
|
Mamma Mia! Ahmanson Theatre (6/23-7/19) |
|
Paul Simon Terrace Theater (7/07-7/07) |
|
Tre Floyd''s Black Girl Therapy The Miracle Theater (9/19-9/19) |
|
Spamilton Lewis Family Playhouse (4/09-4/09) |
|
Cynthia Erivo: Let Me Sing To You Hollywood Bowl (10/15-10/15) |
|
Green Day's American Idiot The Broadwater Theater Main Stage (7/10-7/19) |
|
2026 New Works Festival Helen Borgers Theatre (5/15-9/20) |
|
Shrek the Musical Morgan-Wixson Theatre (6/28-7/26) |