I went for the performance last Saturday, on the 29th of June. That was my first day in Korea. The performance was held at MyungBo Art Hall (Gaon Hall), and was supposed to start at 4pm. Thanks to the map provided by KTO, I was able to find my way there quite easily. It was really near Euljiro 3 ga station, Exit 8!
After reaching the venue, I queued up for my ticket, and was then able to enter the performance hall.
Since we are not allowed to take photos during the performance, I only took a photo of the empty stage before the performance started. The seat I was allocated was really good and comfortable. I had a clear view of the stage! :) Looking at how grand the stage was, I was really anticipating the performance!
Soon, the performance started! I was greeted with loud drumming and the show began! The music was nice, but it took some time to get used to the volume of the music. It was too loud for me. However, apart from that, the performance was good.
Drum Cat is a percussion group which consists of only females. There are 6 drummers and one violinist. All the performers were charming and energetic. They would dance and drum in a stylish way, creating music with drums in ways that I could never expect. The way the drums were played with so much variation showed lots of creativity. The performance was made up of different segments. With group performances, solos, and music "battles" between two drummers. It was an impressive performance indeed.
The performers also tried to interact with the audience. Two people were selected to participate in making a song by using a whistle. I felt that the performers did this part really well, as they were able to teach foreigners the right way to join in with only nonverbal communication. It was also nice that the performers tried to involve everyone in their final performance, and got all of us to stand up and clap to their song.
There was a phototaking session with members of Drumcat after the performance. The performers sat in a row and people queued up to talk photos with them.
However, I felt that the area chosen for the phototaking session was too small. A lot of people were crowding round the performers, and I could not see what was happening. It would have been better if a theatre with larger space was chosen for the phototaking session.
There were also Drum Cat merchandise that fans could purchase being sold outside the performance hall. The merchandise had photos and autographs of the performers.
Overall, the Drum Cat performance was very entertaining. I would definitely go for more KTO events in future. :)
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