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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2020 season. This season is now over.

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Music • World Music
United Kingdom • Australian Premiere

Red-hot rhythms, dynamic energy, dramatic choreography & musical synchronisation: Mugenkyo's distinctive style fuses traditional spirit with modern theatricality.

The UK's original taiko pioneers have just celebrated their landmark 25th year as Europe's longest-established group. With 1000s of performances worldwide, including extensive theatre tours, cross-genre collaborations, TV, film & recording projects, Mugenkyo present their long-awaited Australian debut.

★★★★★ "Just when you think it could not get any more powerful, it doubles in intensity. This show is not one to be missed" Edinburgh Evening News.

"Mugenkyo showcases its musical presentation in totally modern style, making the esoteric thoroughly pop... sustaining its appeal right to the climax, winning thunderous applause" The Stage.

Please note: The performances on the 11th and 12th of March have changed start time to 6pm since the Adelaide Fringe Guide went to print. 

Presented by: Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers & The Garage International

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers are the UK's longest established taiko ensemble, and Europe's only professional touring company of this thrilling & energetic performing art. With over 1,000 performances across the UK, Japan & Europe over the last decade, Mugenkyo have established a solid reputation for their gritty passionate style, setting themselves firmly at the forefront of Taiko drumming on this continent through their rigorous touring.
Mugenkyo forge a new musical path, developing the genre in new directions with both their own concert performance & their wide-ranging artistic collaborations, truly living up to their name "limitless reverberation".

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