Boasting drums the average adult could fit inside, the mesmerizing Japanese ensemble Kodo performs traditional taiko drumming with a modern spin. The troupe’s name can be translated as “heartbeat,” which is an apt comparison for their sound, though anybody with a heartbeat this manically fast should probably look into lowering their blood pressure. Along with various flutes, cymbals and the thunderous odaiko (a giant drum), the stoic Kodo drummers blend their pulsing beats with artful Japanese melodies, but their furiously rhythmic performances are enough to make Animal the Muppet’s drum solos seem tame by comparison.