Taiko Drum Artist, Choreographer, Educator
UPCOMING PERFORMING/APPEARANCES
Concert: Lion~Dogs (as member of Taikoz)
June 30 and July 1 2023, 7:30 PM
NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) Playhouse Theatre
215 Anzac Parade, Kensington NSW, 2033 Australia
Concert: Side-by-Side (as member of Taikoz)
August 26. Details TBA!
COMPLETED
Inaugural North American Taiko Taikai (tournament)
Acting as judge and performing with Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble members in judges' evening concert. More information.
11:00 AM Taikai start
6:00 PM Concert start
May 20, 2023. Terasaki Budokan, 249 S Los Angeles St
Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Memories of Home / Tagong Yaman
May 7, 2023.
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA.
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Collaboration with Anito Gavino and their company Malayaworks, with sculptural and visual artists Mic Dino Boekelmann and Brandon Aquino Straus.
Moontides: Special Collaboration with Kizuna Dance (NYC) and Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble, as part of Kizuna Dance in Concert
Pearson-Hall Theater, Lang Performing Arts Center
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave, Swarthmore PA 19081
February 25 2023. 8:00 PM
Free and Open to the Public
Presented by the William J. Cooper Foundation and the Swarthmore Dance Program. Co-supported by the Japanese Program.
Special Solo Performance
DASSAI 打祭 Concert Showcase, Osaka
Kadoma City Citizens Cultural Center, Lumiere Hall
Osaka, Japan
August 14, 2021
2:00 PM concert start JST.
Spring 2023 Semester
(for Swarthmore College and Tri-Co Students)
Mon. and Wed. 7:30-9:00 PM Eastern time
Dance 49D Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble
Fri. 2:15-5:15 PM Eastern time
2020 East Coast Taiko Conference
Saturday & Sunday, February 22-23, 2020
University of Connecticut
Taiko Performance and Lecture/Demo with Colgate University students
Free and open to the public.
Friday, October 18 2019
5:00 PM
ALANA Cultural Center
13 Oak Dr, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA
NYC and Philadelphia Workshop Tour
August 27 and 28 2019 (Philadelphia)
August 29~September 1 2019 (NYC)
Philadelphia Details
NYC Details
2019 North American Taiko Conference
August 9~11 2019
Workshops:
1.) Yatai Bayashi: Introduction to Chudaiko and Shimedaiko (two sessions)
2.) Uchiwadaiko: Falling and Catching in "Forest"
February 22~24 2019
Workshops:
1.) Kyo-Jaku and Onshoku (Dynamics and Timbre)
2.) Fan Drum Choreography
3.) "Bounding" - Exploring Eitetsu-based Methodology with Two-Drum Set