Odaiko New England joins in celebrating the City of Waltham and its relationship with the Charles River in the ninth annual Waltham Riverfest. Come join us for an afternoon of performances, fun for the kids and a variety of activities to enjoy the Charles River, including nature walks and kayaking.
Join us in Hampton Falls, NH for a full concert as part of the Thursday Night Bandstand Concert Series. For more information, visit http://www.hamptonfallsbandstand.com/
Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances of the 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.
Bring the kids for the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Play Date: Creating Wonderful Worlds. Once a month the ICA fills with activities for kids and adults to do together and Odaiko New England will be a part of it this July! The event runs from noon to 3pm.
“Admission is FREE for up to 2 adults per family when accompanied by children ages 12 and under. Youth 17 and under are always admitted free to the ICA.”
Odaiko New England is happy to return to the PopCult Anime Convention in Framingham. We loved sharing Japanese drumming (or taiko) at the convention last year and look forward to doing it again this year. We will be giving both a lecture/demonstration and a workshop for those inclined to give taiko a try.
Registration with the convention is required to attend both the lecture and workshop.
Odaiko New England is thrilled to return to the Laconia Multicultural Festival. Join us for an afternoon of food, music, crafts and fun. Performance time is 3pm-4pm.
Come see what our members and students have been working on. Join us as we get in the holiday spirit as only we know how–with lots of taiko! Come see our special guests from Hokuto Taiko Dojo, Jason Seymore and Matt Bernal.
Join Odaiko New England and many other taiko groups in Washington D.C. for the Sakura Taiko Takeover at the Tidal Basin. This year the event will triple the Japanese drumming performances at the National Cherry Blossom Festival to honor the 50th year of taiko in the United States.
The festivities will be On Sunday March 25 from 12 noon to 6pm with taiko all day long. The event is free, but donations will support the groups traveling to the event. For more information, please check the event page.
Join us at Savoy Bookshop and Cafe in Westerly RI for the launch of Jasmine Toguchi: Drummer Girl. There will be a reading, book signing and, since we’ll be there, taiko! The event is from 3-4pm.
Jasmine Toguchi: Drummer Girl about an 8-year-old girl looking for her talent for a talent show and she chooses to learn taiko!
The author, Debbi Michiko Florence, researched her book with Odaiko New England and we are pleased to be helping her launch the book!
Does your child want to be like Jasmine? Check out our Taiko for Kids.
Join us at PortConMaine, Maine’s geek culture celebration. A convention that includes anime, science fiction and fantasy, cosplay, table-top and video gaming, and other fandoms. Check out their amazing list of panels and events. ONE will be giving a taiko demonstration and workshops. A convention registration is required for access.
