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Kokon Taiko
Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 4:00 p.m. Bellevue Community College Main Campus GYM (G Bldg) [campus map] Stage |
(Photo taken in 2007 Aki Matsuri) |
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Kokon Taiko is a performing arts group based in the local Japanese
American community. SKT traces its roots to the Seattle Taiko Group,
which formed in April 1980 following a dynamic performance by Ondekoza
at the Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival. In 1987, three members left
to form Kokon Taiko Ensemble and focus on smaller, more musical performance
pieces. In 1992, these two groups merged to form Seattle Kokon Taiko. Our early influences include: Seiichi Tanaka of San Francisco Taiko Dojo, San Jose Taiko, Kinnara Taiko, Katari Taiko and Ondeko-za. Later influences include: Uzume Taiko, Kenny Endo, Kodo and Shohei Kikuchi. Over the years, we have performed at schools, arts festivals, street fairs, community programs, corporate events and in concert throughout Washington and Oregon. Taiko is a dynamic synthesis of rhythm, movement and spirit originating in Japan and evolving as a folk art over the last several hundred years. In Seattle Kokon Taiko, we strive to combine the ancient with the modern; our repertoire is a mix of traditional pieces and contemporary compositions. Through taiko, we hope to contribute to the development of a uniquely Japanese American art form -- Japanese in origin, American in expression -- that weaves threads of continuity between generations and builds bridges of understanding among people of all nationalities and walks of life. SKT Members: Marinda Chen, Kosta Kyriacopoulos, Charlene Lee, Carmen Liang, Kate Lynch, Joyce Nakaumra, Jina Oshiro, Lika Roberts, Stan Shikuma, Brandon Uttech (on leave in 2008: Carrie Carter, Gretchen Ludwig, Susie Woo) Website: www.seattlekokontaiko.org Bookings: booking.seattle.kokon.taiko@gmail.com Mailing List: elist.seattle.kokon.taiko@gmail.com |
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