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.
Odaiko New England is very pleased to help celebrate the City of Newport’s weekend-long Black Ships Festival. This year catch our performances through out the day in Touro Park at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. The festival celebrates 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.
Odaiko New England brings taiko to Cambridge as part of the Summer in the City arts series. This free event brings music, dance, storytelling, theater, puppetry, movies and more to parks all over Cambridge. Summer in the City is supported by the City of Cambridge and Cambridge Community Foundation (CCF). Join us at 10am on Thursday, July 19th.
Odaiko New England will be adding some taiko boom to the Alberti Hurdy Gurdy Festival.
Join us at the Fuller Craft Museum’s Free Fun Friday for a day of family fun and art-making. Come make your own fish kite as well as other actives and, of course, come see Odaiko New England at 11am.
