INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW THEATRE "EUROKAZ" ENDS

( Editorial: --> 4832 ) ZAGREB, July 1 (Hina) - A performance by the group Kodo - which was warmly received by the Zagreb audience - on Tuesday night ended this year's "Eurokaz" theatre festival. The 12th annual festival has been running since June 24 and featured 15 performances by groups from Croatia and abroad. "Kodo" (meaning heart beat and children of drums) performed for the first time in front of a Croatian audience, playing the traditional Japanese drums "taiko" which in ancient Japan represented the village community. Borders then were not decided by geography but by the furthest point where the drums could be heard. Kodo carries out the idea of bringing communities together in performances across the world. Since it was formed in 1981, the group has had 1,900 concerts in 29 countries. The main theme of this year's Eurokaz was the traditional theatre of the Far East. Also presented in the festival for the first time was Khatakali, an Indian original theatre form, by the International Centre for Khatakali from Delhi and Noh theatre, performed by the Tokyo theatre group Bai-Yu-Kai. (Hina) mbr jn /rml 011314 MET jul 98