Taiko Center of LA News

   "This is the best assembly I have

    ever seen in my 9 years here". 

Scott Comer, teacher, Broadacres Elementary School

  Carson, CA       June, 2006

CLASSES / WORKSHOPS

Taiko Classes
in the following communities

Los Angeles
Inland Empire
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Valley
South Bay Cities

     See taiko class page for details. 

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Taiko Workshops

Remo Music Recreation Center

                  North Hollywood                      

Held Every 3rd Thursday

    Thurs, July17, 2008        

7:00 - 8:30 pm

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Japanese Music Instrument

Performance and Classes

Koto - 13-string Zither

w/ Yukiko Matsuyama of Kakine Kai

www.myspace.com/kotoyuki

Tsugaru Shamisen - Percussive Lute

w/ Mike Penny of

Monsters of Shamisen

Fish Tank Ensemble

www.myspace.com/mikepennyorchestra

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PERFORMANCES

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City of Lake Forest

4th of July Parade

Fri, July 4, 2008

10 am

Parade starts @ El Toro HS

El Toro Rd and Serrano Rd       ___________________________

Bridge USA

Summer Japanese Festival

Sun, July 13, 2008

5:30 pm

Torrance Cultural Center

Corner of Torrance Bl & Madrona Ave      ________________________________

Rubicon International

Theatre Festival

Opening Ceremonies

w/ MC Alfred Molina

Concert w/ Stephen Bishop

Fri, July 18, 2008

7:00 pm

Majestic Theatre, Ventura, CA                                               ________________________

See performance page for complete schedule.       ______________________

RECORDINGS

Taiko Center of LA featured on|
X-Box-Play Station video game,

"Stranglehold" produced by actor,

Chow Young Fat and

director, John Woo. 

Taiko Center of LA recorded with

Dutch musician, Van Eck's

"Van Gogh by Van Eck"commemorating a

Van Gough exhibit in the Netherlands.

Taiko Center of LA
is featured in the popular
X-box video game and
original soundtrack cd,
"Jade Empire"

AWARDS

Los Angeles Dramalogue Award

LA Weekly Music for Theatre Award

Inland Theater Arts Award

Lester Horton Award

Rev. Tom Kurai and Satori Daiko.

received the prestigious

2004 Lester Horton Awards

for Outstanding Achievement

in Music for Dance.

Presented by the Greater Los Angeles

Dance Resource Center.

The work, a collaboration with
Rei Aoo's Dance Planet
was performed at the

John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

on August 28, 2004. 

This concert was broadcasted on

City of Los Angeles cable channel 36.

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CD Available