FRINGE PERFORMANCES
From taiko groups and bands to storytellers and dance, there’s something for everyone and always something new! Come and enjoy the eclectic lineup of free performances at beautiful Kisaki Shrine and places nearby in Ogi.
This year we are excited to welcome a grand total of 28 acts to the Fringe! Those marked “Special Fringe” are performances by invited guests and members of Kodo, past and present. We hope you’ll enjoy the diverse range of performances at EC 2019!
Dates/Times: Aug. 16 (Fri) 13:00–16:30, Aug. 17 (Sat) 10:00–16:20, Aug. 18 (Sun) 10:00–17:00
Venue: Kisaki Shrine (Ogi) and Ogi Town area
Aug. 16 (Fri) Fringe @ Kisaki Shrine
- Aug. 16 (Fri) 13:00–16:00
13:00—13:30 ★Special Fringe Performance “EC Pep Band”
Featuring: Kodo (Motofumi Yamaguchi, Yosuke Kusa, Yuki Hirata, Chihiro Watanabe, Kei Sadanari, Sho Nakatani)
13:30—14:10 Miki Imai (Acoustic guitar with vocal)
14:10—14:50 cota (vocal and guitar, instrumental performance)
14:50—15:30 Ruu (Ukulele, guitar, vocal, piano, flute)
15:30—16:00
YOHKO (Contemporary dance/solo performance)
16:00—16:30 Zashin Mitsuki Joe (Performance) *Canceled
Aug. 17 (Sat) Fringe @ Kisaki Shrine
- Aug. 17 (Sat) 10:00—16:20
10:00—10:30 ★Special Fringe Performance “Kimu-chan, Haya-chan, & Mizu-don’s Blue Sky Workshop”
Featuring: Kodo (Hayato Otsuka, Mizuki Yoneyama, Yuta Kimura)
10:30—11:10 Kawagoe Fuji-Taiko (Japanese taiko performance/Eisa)
11:10—11:50 Dagekidan (Japanese taiko)
11:50—12:30 ★Special Fringe Performance “Yasukazu Kano & Tsubasa Hori Live”
Featuring: Yasukazu Kano (shinobue), Tsubasa Hori (taiko)
13:00—13:40 No Do Electro (band performance)
13:40—14:20 Studio Ujyama (Dance performance)
14:20—15:00 Sama Hari (Afircan drums and dance)
15:00—15:40 Yoko Kamiyabu “Art & Pray Otodama Kotodama” (Dance, biwa, narration, noh chanting)
15:40—16:20 ★Special Fringe Performance “Minakuchi Sousha with Kodo”
Featuring: Minakuchi Sousha, Kodo (Tomohiro Mitome, Issei Kohira, Seita Saegusa, Taiyo Onoda, Shun Takuma, Kei Sadanari, Sho Nakatani)
Aug. 18 (Sun) Fringe @ Kisaki Shrine
- Aug. 18 (Sun) 10:00—17:00
10:00—10:30 ★ Special Fringe Performance “Dance to ‘Meguru’ with Kodo”
Featuring: Kodo (Shogo Komatsuzaki, Koki Miura, Kengo Watanabe, Hayato Otsuka, Mizuki Yoneyama, Masayasu Maeda, Yuta Kimura, Yuki Hirata, Chie Yamawaki)
10:30—10:00 ★Special Fringe Performance “KENTATAKU-YUTATAKU 2019”
Featuring: Kodo (Kenta Nakagome, Yuta Sumiyoshi)
11:10—11:50 Japan Festival Byron Bay (shamisen, taiko & vocal)
11:50—12:30 ★Special Fringe Performance “Bamboo Rock ’96 Reunion”
Featuring (TBC): Kazuhiro Masubuchi, Tomohiro Mitome, Tetsuro Naito, Akira Nanjo, Hisayuki Mori, Kazuki Imagai
13:00—13:40 Ryo & Tsubasa no Hushigi na Bouken (singing, Japanese taiko, koto, percussion performance, picture story show)
13:40—14:20 (TBC) ★Special Fringe Performance “TAKA Spanish Unit”
Featuring: Takahisa Suda, Yoko Kamiyabu, Kana Hiramatsu, Ryusuke Oishi
14:20—15:00 Sadrum (bamboo drum)
15:00—15:40 Wind Ensamble Sado (wind instruments)
15:40—16:20 (TBC) ★Special Fringe Performance “Traditional Performing Arts of Sado”
Featuring: Kami-umezu Onidaiko, Nishino Mamemaki Preservation Society, Jyonokoshi Hanagasa Dance Preservation Society
16:20—17:00 Saku & Natties (vocal, guitar unit band)
Fringe @ Ogi Town
- Aug. 17 (Sat)
19:00— ★Special Fringe “Ogi Okesa” Dance Circle
- Aug. 18 (Sun)
11:10—12:00 ★Special Fringe Performance “Yachiyo & Wachi, Yo!”
Featuring: Kodo (Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Yoko Fujimoto, Koki Miura, Jun Jidai, Hayato Otsuka)
14:30—16:30 ★Special Fringe Performance “Traditional Performing Arts of Sado”
Featuring: Kami-umezu Onidaiko, Nishino Mamemaki, Jyonokoshi Hanagasa Dance
