Excerpt from the Taikoventures.com 11/21/2023 Newsletter:
A November to Remember!
TaikoVentures was honored this month to support two landmark performances.
The Race for Free Spirit: A 50 Year Uprising
On November 4th, PJ and Roy Hirabayashi celebrated 50 years of playing taiko with a production entitled “The Race for Free Spirit – A 50 Year Uprising.” The sold-out show included beautiful film segments, woven together with stories and songs that brought us along on Roy and PJ’s journey of social activism and community building. We are pleased to hear that they have plans to take a version of this production to different communities, with the intent of sparking conversations about the future of taiko. Please visit pjroytaiko.org for updates! (Photo Credit: Diana Wu)
A Celebration of 55 Years of Taiko in North America
On November 11th, we honored Seiichi Tanaka and the San Francisco Taiko Dojo with a celebration of 55 years of Taiko in North America. The historic concert also featured host group Stanford Taiko and Wako Daiko from Saitama, Japan. TaikoVentures Vocationists Stuart Paton, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, and Ai Matsuda also joined Tanaka Sensei on stage for the celebration. For those of you who missed the sold-out concert, [TaikoVentures] will be hosting a Zoom watch party on Sunday, December 3rd at 2:00pm PST. Details below. Click Here to Register.
Join Us [TaikoVentures] for our First Watch Party!
55 Years of Taiko in North America
Featuring Seiichi Tanaka and the San Francisco Taiko Dojo
Hosted by Stanford Taiko, with special guests Wako Daiko of Saitama, Japan
Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 5:00 to 7:00 pm EST via Zoom
Cost: Free (Registration Required) recorded on Facebook Live
On December 3rd, we [TaikoVentures] will be kicking off our TaikoVentures Hui Membership Drive with a watch party featuring the recent San Francisco Taiko Dojo 55th Anniversary Concert. Taiko community members from around the globe will be tuning in to watch the show, including many of the artists themselves. Tune in to interact with many of our taiko community luminaries, and learn more about the TaikoVentures mission and upcoming events for 2024. (Photo credit: Katharine Saunders)