Koto Music Concert
“This concert would feel easily at home on any WOMAD stage, and the masterful manipulation of so many strings appears deceivingly simple in the hands of these highly experienced exponents of the koto. Watch the screens filled with beautiful images or simply close your eyes and journey to the land and people of Japan.”
The koto is a 13 string Japanese lute. It is a string instrument, yet also a percussion instrument, for the strings are plucked as well as beaten.
Melodic yet rhythmic, the koto is an appeal for all, which has been proven for this will be her 6th consecutive year to return to Adelaide to perform at the Adelaide Fringe. The superb acoustics of Adelaide Town Hall is a great asset.
Let Etsuko Kawaguchi, master of the koto, lead you to the far away land of the rising sun.
Presented by: Sui no Kai & The Garage International
Etsuko Kawaguchi, founder and director of “Sui no Kai,” was born in Tokyo.
She graduated from Tokyo Arts University in the Traditional Japanese Music department and then joined the NHK Traditional Japanese Music Academy and performed with them all over Japan and overseas. Etsuko is noted for her contemporary input into the traditional instrument, thus appealing to a wider and younger audience. Her virtuosity and flexibility in her playing communicates and reaches out to those who are yet not familiar with this instrument.
Sessions
Ticket Prices
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1 Venue
The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall
The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 128 King William St, Entry via Pirie St or Paul Kelly Laneway, Adelaide, Kaurna
Please enter via the laneway on Pirie Street or next to the Pilgrim Church on Flinders Street. Our venue is an independent structure located in the back of the main Town Hall building. It is not easily accesible from King William Street. Posters on A-Frames are on Pirie and Flinders Streets to guide you.
- Step-free mobility aid access through an alternative entrance with an accessible bathroom.
- Venue is suitable for all ages
Suitability & Warnings
Accessibility
- High Audio Content
- Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language
