Taikoz Blends Poetry And Drumming In The Beauty Of 8

Taikoz Blends Poetry And Drumming In The Beauty Of 8

Australia’s premier drumming ensemble Taikoz presents The Beauty Of 8, an unusual blend of Tennyson’s poetry with taiko drumming and exquisite Japanese traditional dance. Featuring guest artists master taiko player, Chieko Kojima and Shakuhachi Grandmaster Riley Lee, the production has all the elements Taikoz is famous for – hypnotic rhythms and adrenalin-fuelled performance.  Guest artist Chieko’s…

TaikOz January Workshops

TaikOz January Workshops

TaikOz’s summer workshop rolls around again in January 2015 with TaikOz players, their students, and taiko players from all over Australia and overseas drop everything to concentrate on playing taiko (and a bit of shinobue and shakuhachi) full-time for three energising days in mid-summer. Join TaikOz and special guest Tsubasa Hori at the 8th annual Taiko Intensive for…

TaikOz Presents ‘The Spirit Dancer’

TaikOz Presents ‘The Spirit Dancer’

  Drumming ensemble TaikOz presents The Spirit Dancer,  in which they will be joined by esteemed guests Iwasaki Onikenbai Hozonkai who will perform the dazzlingly vibrant Onikenbai, a traditional Japanese Buddhist dance, the only Australian performance at Sydney’s City Recital Hall.  This program showcases TaikOz performing a Buddhist prayer dance which pays homage to ancestral spirits at the midsummer Lantern…