DOJO LIVE 2 | Taikoz "In Full Flight" - Term 3 2025
Term 3
Fees
$25 Full / $25 Concession
All Levels
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
For the past 28 years, Taikoz has wowed audiences throughout Australia and internationally. Today, we hear the ensemble in its home - our beloved Ultimo dojo. One of the advantages of performing in the dojo is that all our instruments are right there - no trucks, stairs or lifts to worry about!
Our program includes a range of works culminating in Ian Cleworth's ultra-dynamic Pearl - a piece that utilises all seven of Taikoz's odaiko! These days, Pearl is rarely heard because of the huge expense and logistics involved in transporting these mighty taiko, so DOJO LIVE 2 is the only time and place you will hear them sounding as one!
Come and experience Taikoz in full flight: Ian Cleworth, Kerryn Joyce, Sophia Ang, Ryuji Hamada, Silvana Imperatori, Haruka Kunimune, Ned Wu.
ABOUT TAIKOZ
Ian Cleworth and Riley Lee formed Taikoz in 1997. Over the past twenty-eight years, the group has developed a wide and original repertoire of works and productions that has seen them perform on the stages of Australia's finest concert halls, in the theatres of regional Australia, and in leading theatres and concert halls worldwide.
For the past 28 years, Taikoz has wowed audiences throughout Australia and internationally. Today, we hear the ensemble in its home - our beloved Ultimo dojo. One of the advantages of performing in the dojo is that all our instruments are right there - no trucks, stairs or lifts to worry about!
Our program includes a range of works culminating in Ian Cleworth's ultra-dynamic Pearl - a piece that utilises all seven of Taikoz's odaiko! These days, Pearl is rarely heard because of the huge expense and logistics involved in transporting these mighty taiko, so DOJO LIVE 2 is the only time and place you will hear them sounding as one!
Come and experience Taikoz in full flight: Ian Cleworth, Kerryn Joyce, Sophia Ang, Ryuji Hamada, Silvana Imperatori, Haruka Kunimune, Ned Wu.
ABOUT TAIKOZ
Ian Cleworth and Riley Lee formed Taikoz in 1997. Over the past twenty-eight years, the group has developed a wide and original repertoire of works and productions that has seen them perform on the stages of Australia's finest concert halls, in the theatres of regional Australia, and in leading theatres and concert halls worldwide.
Taikoz has performed numerous times in Japan, including at the illustrious National Theatre of Japan, as well as Paris’s Centre Pompidou, and arts festivals in Bangkok, Taiwan, New Zealand, and West Coast USA. A major international highlight was a five-city tour of India, which saw CHI UDAKA – their collaboration with Lingalayam Dance Company – receive wide critical acclaim. CHI UDAKA was remounted in 2023 on an invitation from the Sydney Opera House to be a part of their month-long 50th anniversary celebrations.
Esteemed collaborators include composers Sandy Evans, Yunyu, Karlin Love, Lachlan Skipworth, Gerard Brophy, Andrea Molino and Michael Askill, and artists as diverse as John Bell and the Bell Shakespeare Company, taiko greats Eitetsu Hayashi, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Chieko Kojima and Shogo Yoshii, First Nations Artist Waangenga Blanco, art-music ensembles Synergy Percussion, Ensemble Offspring and the Sydney Improvisers Composers Kollektiv Orchestra, as well as distinguished choreographers Meryl Tankard and Anandavalli. The group has also collaborated with the world renowned performing arts ensemble Kodo on two nation-wide tours of Australia.
Taikoz has appeared in concerto works with major orchestras, including 13 performances of Maki Ishii's ground-breaking MONO-PRISM, Gerard Brophy's BOOK OF CLOUDS and Andrea Molino's multi-media WINNERS, which premiered at the Brisbane Festival and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Collaborating orchestras are the Sydney, Melbourne, West Australian and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Dresden Sinfoniker in Europe. Most recently, Taikoz, Riley Lee and Kaoru Watanabe were featured soloists with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing their own works in arrangements for the ensemble and orchestra, culminating in a commissioned work by Lachlan Skipworth, THE BREATH OF THUNDER.
Taikoz has also enjoyed performing on major outdoor festival stages, including the WOMADs of New Zealand and Adelaide, Kobe Japan’s Kaikyousai Festival and the taiko festival Otaiko Hibike in Ota, Japan.
Class Schedule
Taikoz Ultimo Studio. Level W4-0, 42-46 Wattle St, Ultimo
- Sun 05 Oct 2025 from 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm.
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DOJO LIVE 2 | Taikoz "In Full Flight" - Term 3 2025
Term 3
Fees
$25 Full / $25 Concession
All Levels
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
For the past 28 years, Taikoz has wowed audiences throughout Australia and internationally. Today, we hear the ensemble in its home - our beloved Ultimo dojo. One of the advantages of performing in the dojo is that all our instruments are right there - no trucks, stairs or lifts to worry about!
Our program includes a range of works culminating in Ian Cleworth's ultra-dynamic Pearl - a piece that utilises all seven of Taikoz's odaiko! These days, Pearl is rarely heard because of the huge expense and logistics involved in transporting these mighty taiko, so DOJO LIVE 2 is the only time and place you will hear them sounding as one!
Come and experience Taikoz in full flight: Ian Cleworth, Kerryn Joyce, Sophia Ang, Ryuji Hamada, Silvana Imperatori, Haruka Kunimune, Ned Wu.
ABOUT TAIKOZ
Ian Cleworth and Riley Lee formed Taikoz in 1997. Over the past twenty-eight years, the group has developed a wide and original repertoire of works and productions that has seen them perform on the stages of Australia's finest concert halls, in the theatres of regional Australia, and in leading theatres and concert halls worldwide.
For the past 28 years, Taikoz has wowed audiences throughout Australia and internationally. Today, we hear the ensemble in its home - our beloved Ultimo dojo. One of the advantages of performing in the dojo is that all our instruments are right there - no trucks, stairs or lifts to worry about!
Our program includes a range of works culminating in Ian Cleworth's ultra-dynamic Pearl - a piece that utilises all seven of Taikoz's odaiko! These days, Pearl is rarely heard because of the huge expense and logistics involved in transporting these mighty taiko, so DOJO LIVE 2 is the only time and place you will hear them sounding as one!
Come and experience Taikoz in full flight: Ian Cleworth, Kerryn Joyce, Sophia Ang, Ryuji Hamada, Silvana Imperatori, Haruka Kunimune, Ned Wu.
ABOUT TAIKOZ
Ian Cleworth and Riley Lee formed Taikoz in 1997. Over the past twenty-eight years, the group has developed a wide and original repertoire of works and productions that has seen them perform on the stages of Australia's finest concert halls, in the theatres of regional Australia, and in leading theatres and concert halls worldwide.
Taikoz has performed numerous times in Japan, including at the illustrious National Theatre of Japan, as well as Paris’s Centre Pompidou, and arts festivals in Bangkok, Taiwan, New Zealand, and West Coast USA. A major international highlight was a five-city tour of India, which saw CHI UDAKA – their collaboration with Lingalayam Dance Company – receive wide critical acclaim. CHI UDAKA was remounted in 2023 on an invitation from the Sydney Opera House to be a part of their month-long 50th anniversary celebrations.
Esteemed collaborators include composers Sandy Evans, Yunyu, Karlin Love, Lachlan Skipworth, Gerard Brophy, Andrea Molino and Michael Askill, and artists as diverse as John Bell and the Bell Shakespeare Company, taiko greats Eitetsu Hayashi, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Chieko Kojima and Shogo Yoshii, First Nations Artist Waangenga Blanco, art-music ensembles Synergy Percussion, Ensemble Offspring and the Sydney Improvisers Composers Kollektiv Orchestra, as well as distinguished choreographers Meryl Tankard and Anandavalli. The group has also collaborated with the world renowned performing arts ensemble Kodo on two nation-wide tours of Australia.
Taikoz has appeared in concerto works with major orchestras, including 13 performances of Maki Ishii's ground-breaking MONO-PRISM, Gerard Brophy's BOOK OF CLOUDS and Andrea Molino's multi-media WINNERS, which premiered at the Brisbane Festival and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Collaborating orchestras are the Sydney, Melbourne, West Australian and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Dresden Sinfoniker in Europe. Most recently, Taikoz, Riley Lee and Kaoru Watanabe were featured soloists with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing their own works in arrangements for the ensemble and orchestra, culminating in a commissioned work by Lachlan Skipworth, THE BREATH OF THUNDER.
Taikoz has also enjoyed performing on major outdoor festival stages, including the WOMADs of New Zealand and Adelaide, Kobe Japan’s Kaikyousai Festival and the taiko festival Otaiko Hibike in Ota, Japan.
Class Schedule
Taikoz Ultimo Studio. Level W4-0, 42-46 Wattle St, Ultimo
- Sun 05 Oct 2025 from 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm.