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Knock on Wood:

Fort Wayne TAIKO in concert with special guest artist

KAIJU DAIKO


DATE:

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008


TIME:

2:00 p.m.


LOCATION:

Fort Wayne Dance Collective Elliot Studio Theatre, 437 E. Berry St.                            

TICKETS:


$15 Adult, $10 seniors and children 12 and under


Call 260-424-6574 or email tickets@fwdc.org to order your tickets today!


Fort Wayne Taiko and the Fort Wayne Dance Collective are pleased to present KAIJU DAIKO for a two-day guest artist residency. A public performance will be presented Saturday, November 15, 2 p.m. at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective studio located in the Hall Community Arts Center at 437 E Berry St. The performance will feature both Kaiju Daiko and Fort Wayne Taiko performing a collection of traditional and contemporary taiko pieces as well as original compositions. Performance tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for seniors 65 and older and students 12 and under. On Sunday, November 16, John Yost, the leader of Kaiju Daiko, will teach a taiko drumming workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All skill levels are invited to attend. Cost for the workshop is $75. Call the Fort Wayne Dance Collective at 424-6574 for tickets or registration.


Taiko, which means "fat drum," is a drumming and movement form based on Japanese tradition. Taiko is played on big drums, skinned both ends and placed in vertical, horizontal and diagonal positions. In taiko, the movement is as important as the rhythm-drummers play rhythms with sticks using choreographed arm movements and/or while "dancing" from drum to drum.


Kaiju Daiko is a 7-member taiko group from Chicago that strives to use the dynamic form of taiko to break down racial stereotypes. Members of Kaiju Daiko have studied Japanese Taiko drumming in Japan and the United States with members of Kodo and other masters. Kaiju Daiko offers performances and workshops for people of all ages. Past clients and performances have included: American  Airlines, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Sears Corporation, Harold Washington College, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Loyola, Concert of Colors, Bristol Renaissance Faire, Mensa,  University, Beverly Art Center, Chicago Park District, Field Museum of Natural History, Nike,  Millennium Park and the Midwest Drum and Dance Festival.


Fort Wayne Taiko, a local taiko group sponsored by the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, has provided Northeast/Central Indiana with performances and instruction since 2000. The only performing taiko group in Indiana, Fort Wayne Taiko honors the tradition of taiko as it equally strives to integrate taiko with other art forms to create experimental performance art.  Weekly taiko classes are offered at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective. Children's classes, outreach programs and performances are available upon request.