A small handful of our troupe performs on the Long Wharf Mall to give a taste of the powerful drumming that will happen on Sunday in our full performance. Come see us play a few select songs and talk to us afterwards.
We will be performing at 12:00pm, 1:30pm and 3pm.
The Prelude is presented by Bailey T’s Resortwear and the Long Wharf Mall.
Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances all year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade. The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.
Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.
The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.
Join us in Sanbornville, NH at the Wakefield Opera House for the World Music Festival. Artists from four different cultures will be giving performances and hands-on workshops throughout the day. Odaiko New England joins:
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Aaron Larget-Caplan as he introduces listeners to the poetry, history and music of Spain on Spanish guitar
- Gamelan Galak Tka‘s demonstration of the music of Bali and Indonesia on Gamelan (gongs, drums, flutes and cymbals)
- Cornell Coley‘s tracing of the rhythms of Africa from Africa to America
Odaiko New England performs at 1:00pm and 5:40pm and our workshop will be at 3:50pm. Admission is free.
We are pleased to welcome back Ryo Shimamoto to Odaiko New England! Ryo-sensei will be leading a Katsugi Okedo Workshop (along with Mark H Rooney) on Tuesday, October 21st, at our dojo in Woburn MA.
For more information and to sign up, visit markhrooney.com. Reserve your spot today! Be sure to check out the other workshop opportunities and performance by Ryo Shimamoto in the next couple of months.
Winter Extravaganza
Come see what we’ve been working on. Join us as we get in the holiday spirit as only we know how–with lots of taiko!
Suggested donation of $10 at the door.
Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most important annual festivals. Join us at the Children’s Museum to celebrate 2015, the Year of the Sheep. Following our performance will be a shi-shi-mai (lion dance) and parade with taiko accompaniment.
今年もよろしくおねがいします
The performance is free with admission to the museum. Performance times are 12:00pm and 2:00pm. For more information, please visit The Boston Children’s Museum event calendar.
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daiko New England is pleased to be performing at the opening of the new “Samurai in Popular Culture” exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum. ONE provides the thrumming backbeat to the launching of this contemporary gallery inspired by Samurai culture on Friday April 17th starting at 7:30pm. This performance is open to museum members only, and admission is $10.
