Summer
Taiko
© 2006 Rich Iwasaki Photography
Our season is heating up....just in time for summer!
After two full houses for PT
from A to Z and a two-show
sell-out run for Homecoming,
we're completely sold out for Trickster
Tales
and pushing our capacity at the Rhythms
of Change CD
Release Party at SakéOne.
But even though it's already time to get your Fall
Concert tickets,
we still have a full summer of taiko ahead of us. From summer taiko road
trips
to
workshops and
camps, opportunities
to take in taiko abound!
Summer
Workshops for Adults
Indulge in a little taiko this July!
We're running a special summer series
of taiko workshops for the community. Come join the fun!
July
6th - Learn to Build a Taiko -
6:30-9:30pm
June Schumann teaches the basics behind North American taiko building
in this hands-on workshop. This workshop is open to anyone interested.
July
9th - Adult Community Workshop
- 7-9:30pm
Teresa Enrico & PT Community Group Members invite
you to experience the power of playing the drums
first-hand. No experience necessary.
July
13th - Intro to Japanese
Folk Dance - 7-9:30pm
Michelle Fujii & Toru Watanabe will lead you in
Soran Bushi, a powerful and exuberant fisherman's dance. No dance or
taiko experience necessary!
July
22nd - Guest Artist Workshop -
7-9:30pm
Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
learn from Kenny Endo, one
of modern taiko's masters. Open to all
current and former Portland Taiko students.
July
27th - Guest Artist Workshop - 7-9:30pm
Dane Fujimoto introduces you to the kata for playing
these powerful, captivating drums. Open to all current and former Portland
Taiko students.
REGISTER NOW
$40 for each workshop,
$35 each for 3 or more
Jun
26
Water in the
Desert Festival
Winningstad, PCPA
Jun
27
Recycled Arts Festival
Esther Short Park
Vancouver, WA
Jul
2
Pearl First Thursday
NW Davis & Broadway
FREE
Jul
2
Trickster Tales
with Rick Bartow
DeSoto Building Rooftop
Jul
9
San Juan
Community Theatre
Friday Harbor, WA
Jul 10
Orcas Center
Eastsound, WA
Jul
11
Lopez Center
Lopez, WA
Aug
8-9
Taiko Jam
Los Angeles
Aug
28
Rhythms of Change
CD Release Party
SakéOne, Forest Grove
Aug
11
Portland Taiko &
Mizu Disierto Butoh Theatre
Washington Park Amphitheatre
Aug
20
Bill Naito Legacy
Fountain Dedication
Waterfront Park
Sep
19-20
Oregon Lost & Found
Newmark Theatre,
Portland Center for the
Performing Arts
Sep
20
Detention:
15th Birthday Cast Party
# # #
Also
catch cameos
from
Portland Taiko
at
MetroArts
Kids Camp
and
Ethos Music Camp
Youth
Camp
Make your kids' summer diversion a cultural immersion!
August 10-14 1-3:30pm
+ Sun August 16; cost: $130
Learn to play taiko while practicing form and endurance skills. At the
end of the week, participants will demonstrate what they've learned at
the annual Nikkei Picnic that takes place at Oaks Park.
No experience necessary, open to youth 9-16
years old.
Register
today, this camp is almost full!
WISH LIST
With the heat setting in,
our downstairs office is in
desperate need of an
5,000btu
Air Conditioner.
For years we've wanted a
Digital
Projector,
but now we really NEED one for performances, educational programming and
more...
Our
studio is packed to the max with no where to go but up; we need a
6-foot
ladder!
Summer Road Trip(s)!
Portland Taiko is heading out on the road.
Hope you can see us...
...or send your family & friends!
In July, Portland Taiko Ensemble will be taking
Rhythms of Change ~ The Way Home
to the islands...the SAN JUAN ISLANDS!
San
Juan Community TheatreJuly 9 - 8pm
Orcas Center
July 10 - 7:30pm
Lopez Center
July 11 - 7:30pm
Then, catch the full Portland Taiko Community Group
in August at the North American Taiko Conference's
TAIKO JAM
August 8 - 8pm
August 9 - 3pm
We're thrilled to announce these beautiful additions
to our taiko family this spring!
Shinji Robert Yamakawa
was born to performing member Kirstin
Yamakawa
and her husband Yoshi, on April 14th. Shinji weighed
7 lbs., 6 oz. and was 20" long. Siblings Aili and Taiji are smitten.
Jaisa Ann Phuong Ede
was adopted at birth by performing member Krista Ede, her husband
Rob, and their children Ricky and Abby on April 22nd. Jaisa weighed
in at 6lbs., 5oz. and measured 19 inches.
Carter Righteous Tallmadge
is Kate Smithson, former PTAdmin Assistant, and her husband Kyle Tallmadge's
first child. Born June 5th, Carter weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. and measured
20.5 inches!
Welcome
to the world, new taiko babies!
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