Author: Taiko Center of the Pacific

NEW CLASSES!!! NEW START DATES

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Nice & Easy – Sundays 5-5:55 pm starting Sun, April 26 Spring Session III

Katsugi Okedo – Mondays 8-8:55 pm starting Mon, April 20 Spring Session III

H.I.T. Club – Tuesdays 5:15-6:10 pm starting Tues, April 7 (2 weeks) then continuing every session thereafter. DROP INs OK!!!

High Intensity Taiko Club aka H.I.T. Club – This class is for those who are looking to get fit and work up a sweat from playing taiko! Great for “drop-ins” and those who prefer more hands-on practice. No experience necessary, but don’t forget to bring your water!

Historic HERbeat Concert Ordway Theatre, St Paul

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Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Ordway Theatre in St Paul, MN.
Amazing artists from JAPAN (Chieko Kojima, Kaoly Asano, Mayumi Hashimoto, Mizue Yamada, Anna Sato), CANADA (Naomi Gilbert, Aki TenTen, Heidi Chan), and the UNITED STATES (Jenn Weir, PJ Hirabayashi, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Iris Shiraishi, Michelle Fujii, Megan Chow Smith, Yurika Chiba, Yeeman Mui, Diana, Wu, Chizuko Endo). Amazing audience members from Italy, England, Canada, all across the US. HERbeat will go down in History HERstory.


“Yamamba de Ko’olau” (Wandering Female Mountain Spirit) by Chizuko Endo will be transformed!
with Kaoly Asano (Gocoo) as the ancient Yamamba and Chieko Kojima (Kodo, Hanayui) as the newly Empowered One!
Hope you got your tickets because the 1900 seat HERbeat concert is SOLD OUT!
HERbeat is a Celebration of the Female SPIRIT in TAIKO! 

Many thanks to Jenn Weir and Tiffany Tamaribuchi for your vision, Emma Valentine, and everyone at Enso Daiko for your hard work and support!

The Beat must go on…

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While TCP took a break from teaching classes, many of us were busy repairing the drums for the use by our students. Ronen Zilberman came down to help capture some of the TCP Ohana hard at work! Thank you Ronen (and Erica!)!!!

https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/02/slideshow-the-beat-must-go-on/

While you are at it….check out some photos taken at Bonenkai 2019

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/b5ed206898fde262b511034c71307a7220200123065439/9666a0e2831e52503f07b13ea59bb42020200123065439/8513ca

HERbeat

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OUR Chizuko Endo will soon depart to join many other female taiko drummers from around the country, JAPAN, and CANADA for a 2 week residency of international cultural exchange and collaboration in creating a one-of-a-kind performance, HERbeat at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concert will take place on LEAP DAY. February 29th, 2020. Sponsored by TaikoArts Midwest. Be There!

https://www.taikoartsmidwest.org/herbeat

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/at-the-ordway-the-women-of-herbeat-take-taiko-by-storm

http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/herbeat-taiko-women-all-stars/?fbclid=IwAR0FkPotMRcu-O_VykBTOQm2kLMzSHEFUON7soBNJUef72HlXwaQTx_n1oY#.XkQN7ZqQajM.facebook

Yamamba Crew! Taiko Luminaries Chieko Kojima and Kaoly Asano will perform Yamamba at the HERbeat concert. February 29th at the Ordway Theatre in Minneapolis!
HERbeat begins…..
Thank you to Taiko Arts Midwest for bringing us all together!
Brrrr…..I arrived at 5:30 am on 2.14.2020 to -16 degree weather!
Excited and Appreciative!