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Ten Drum - The Beat of Taiwan - two shows only in Durban
Ten Drum - The Beat of Taiwan - two shows only in Durban
It is now South Africa's turn to feel the pulse of this percussive treat. Ten Drum - The Beat of Taiwan opens its four-city SA Tour at the iZulu Theatre at Sibaya Casino for one performance only on Friday August 30 at 8pm.
The next day, as part of their ethos of exchanging global cultures, they will host a drumming workshop at the eNanda Adventure Site at eNanda Dam, followed by a vibrant outdoor performance for the public at 1pm.
With the support of the Durban Green Corridor and the eThekweni Municipality, the Ten Drum will participate in the "eNanda Duelling Drums", an exchange of Taiwanese and South African rhythms.
The picturesque setting of Sibaya Casino, set amid rolling sugar cane, has an emotional connection to the Ten Drum home base in the South Taiwanese city of Tainan where founder Hsieh Shih established a Fascinating Culture Park on the site of a disused sugar refinery.
This drumming village is a not-to- be missed tourist attraction in Tainan with deep cultural, ecological and historical significance and has been home to Ten Drum since 2007.
"We hope that Ten Drum audiences will better understand Taiwan's original and authentic folk culture," said Hseih Shih.
Judy Wu, director of international music production at the Taipei-based Wind Music International Corporation, said: "The group's performances are powerful, full of intensity and release, evoking vivid images in one's mind."
The SA tour has been made possible by the support of The Taiwanese Migrants Community Uplifting Programme, a non-profit company established in SA in 2006, the Taipei Liaison Office in South Africa and the Cultural Ministry of Taiwan.
Booking for all shows is at Computicket. Tickets for the Sibaya show are R180 and R200 and R100 for the eNanda Duelling Drums.