Email from Ken Koshio of Wakonkan Dojo, Phoenix, Arizona, on September 21, 2016 Dear my people, I am so excited to invite you to participate and learn from the amazing Chieko Kojima, marvelous dancer and Taikoist from Kodo. She will be in Phoenix the week of Sept 27- October 5 and will be providing […]
Email from Ken Koshio of Wakonkan Dojo, Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 21, 2016 Performances by Chieko Kojima of KODO from Japan: Saturday, October 1, at 10:00 am Japanese Friendship Garden, 1125 N. 3rd Avenue, Phoenxi, AZ https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/arts-culture-history/japanese-friendship-garden Saturday, October 1, Sedona Posse Grounds Hub, 7 pm, Sunday, October 2, El Puente, Theater Festival and Mask […]
Cal Tech Public Events Calendar for January 2016 Yamato: The Drummers of Japan Saturday, January 30, 2016 8:00 pm Beckman Auditorium – Beckman Auditorium Yamato: The Drummers of Japan Series: Performing Arts Series Yamato travels all over the word with Japan’s traditional Wadaiko drums, putting its very souls into the unusual instruments, whose sound stirs […]
L.A. Matsuri Taiko, one of the oldest taiko group in Los Angeles, and Koshin Taiko in Venice will present “the One Sound Concert: L.A. Taiko Festival XIII” on Friday, Nov. 6 at 8:00 pm and Saturday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 pm at Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo. Tickets are $35. For tickets, contact L.A. Matsuri […]
KODO, Japan’s premier drumming ensemble will return to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 8:00 p.m. with breathtaking physicality in a show featuring classical and modern elements of the taiko art form. Tickets are $46 – $112. Contact ticket office at (323) 850-2000. www.laphil.com This year, KODO will bring “One Earth Tour […]
Program The Stroll (2011, composed by Bryan Yamami & Masato Baba) Performed by TAIKOPROJECT (Los Angeles) with special guests: Eiichi Saito (Kodo, Japan), Michelle de Nevares (Argentina), Oliver Kirby (UK), Anton Lock (Australia), Grete Moortgat (Belgium), Lucas Muraguchi (Brazil), and Isabel Romeo (Spain). Ichi (2011, composed by Taro Kobayashi) Performed by Taro Kobayashi (Tokyo, Japan) […]
500 people gathered at the World Taiko Gathering. + 110 taiko groups have registered and over 400 participants will be convening in Los Angeles for the first global taiko gathering. 2014 World Taiko Gathering www.worldtaikogathering.com When: July 17 – 20, 2014 Where: Japanese American National Museum, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, and Higashi Honganji […]
Greetings from the TAIKOPROJECT! We are excited to announce that registration for the 2014 World Taiko Gathering is open to the public and is filling up fast! The deadline for first tier workshop selections is on March 15, 2014 which is only a couple of weeks away. The 2014 World Taiko Gathering will take place […]
L.A. Matsuri Taiko will present three taiko workshops by Mizuho Zako of Oedo Sukeroku Taiko in Tokyo on Sunday, Nov. 3 at Venice Japanese Community Center, located 12448 Braddock Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Sunday, November 3 10:00-11:45 Session: Shime daiko for beginner/intermediate 13:00-14:45 Session: Shime daiko for intermediate/advanced 15:15-17:15 Session: Sukeroku Naname Style with […]