4 Days of Taiko with SHIDARA?? Who could want more!

Have you heard about the Shidara Master Class Tour? I wrote about their first residency in Japan earlier here and here.

SHIDARA, the professional group located in Aichi-ken, is bringing this program on tour to North America. Their workshops aren't ordinary either! I've heard you'll even learn how to make your own fue from bamboo.

Don't take my word for it, be sure to contact the person in charge of the Shidara residency coming near you for all the details.

All classes take place during March and April 2010:

SEATTLE
MARCH 26-29, 2010
$450 + lodging for 8 workshops
contact: Marinda Chen
email: marinda.chen (at) gmail (dot) com
The Seattle classes have been CANCELLED.

BOSTON
March 19-21, 2010
contact: Odaiko New England
email: shidara-weekend@onetaiko.org

MONTREAL
contact: Sandra Kadowaki
(Please email me directly for the contact information. I do not have permission to post online. You can access my email by clicking on my photo to the right.)

MOAB, UTAH
contact: Meladye Shively
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Shidara Taiko Residency Update

Shidara posted more videos. Here are a few I enjoyed below. Check out the Shidara Youtube site for more!

Shidara Taiko Residency 2009

Shidara Taiko, a professional group in Aichi-ken in Japan, has started a new residency program. The program is set up like a tour and participants get a taste of Tokyo and Kyoto as part of the package. But, the main attraction is 4 days of direct instruction from Shidara members in taiko, percussion instruments, and fue.

The inaugural residency is going on right now and it's being documented on YouTube! I'm excited to see how things pan out and get a glimpse of the workshops.

Here's the welcome video:



And the welcome dinner: