San Diego Community

Shidara

Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 7 p.m.

With roots shrouded in the fog of supposition and myth, taiko, often called rolling thunder, is Japanese folk drumming. Today, Shidara, a troupe of men and women from deep within the mountains of Japan, present the art of taiko as it’s never been seen before. Blending astonishing physical skill and stamina with blinding energy and breakneck speed, Shidara resurrects the deeper ancient spiritual purpose of taiko. Sitting in the audience, with the sounds of the drums building in volume, reverberating around the California Center of the Arts, Escondido Concert Hall, its powerful rhythms throbbing and surging, you will be drawn into a vortex of thunderous energy that, when it stops will leave you sitting in silent awe. In addition to the intensity of the performers and their surge of drumming strength, Shidara brings the audience on a spiritual journey from today to a long-ago yesterday and back again to today. These Japanese drumming phenoms will be performing at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Sunday, April 6^th at 7 p.m. Tickets, ranging from $32 to $47, can be purchased by calling (800) 988-4253 or visiting www.artcenter.org.