February 2023
KODO Tsuzumi: One Earth Tour
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Kodo, February 10th at The Granada Theatre. In the new production Tsuzumi, Kodo looks back at its impressive 40-year history and forward to the next chapter of breathtaking performance. Rigorously trained on the rugged, windswept island of Sado in the Sea of Japan, the soul-stirring taiko drummers bring a youthful joy to their unstoppably energetic, intricately designed and meticulously choreographed displays.
Find out more »Ballet Preljocaj’s Swan Lake
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents France’s Ballet Preljocaj in Swan Lake, February 25th and 26th at The Granada Theatre. Tackling the Mount Everest of the ballet world, Preljocaj's Swan Lake combines Tchaikovsky’s musical masterpiece with new arrangements in a timeless tale of love, betrayal, and seduction reinvented into a modern ecological tragedy. With 26 dancers, this beautiful tribute takes flight as an ingenious adaptation.
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