【TAIKO as PERFORMING ARTS】
Taiko as an Expression on Stage: Its Development and Future
Roughly half a century since the creation of the form of taiko known as "kumi-daiko," it has become common for performances to take place in theater halls for an admission fee; however, it is rare for these expressions to be critiqued in the same manner as other performing arts, such as classical music, ballet, kabuki, and Noh, and it would be difficult to say that taiko is regarded in similar esteem as a genre of performing arts. In this Premium Talk, we discuss the development of taiko as a performing art along with the possibilities and challenges of further development.
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12 Mar to 13 Mar 2021
INTERMODE is a genre melding project which will invite both ensembles into unknown terrain, a meeting place to create shared sounds, motion and...
25 Jun to 26 Jun 2021
Seven new works by five Taikoz members sit side by side in...Side By Side!
After our shared experience of lockdown in 2020, the fruits of...
【TAIKO as PERFORMING ARTS】
Taiko as an Expression on Stage: Its Development and Future
Roughly half a century since the creation of the form of taiko known as "kumi-daiko," it has become common for performances to take place in theater halls for an admission fee; however, it is rare for these expressions to be critiqued in the same manner as other performing arts, such as classical music, ballet, kabuki, and Noh, and it would be difficult to say that taiko is regarded in similar esteem as a genre of performing arts. In this Premium Talk, we discuss the development of taiko as a performing art along with the possibilities and challenges of further development.