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Taiko Legacy 20

December 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

- $25.00
Celebrate the milestone 20th anniversary Taiko Legacy concert presented by Asian Improv aRts Midwest and Tsukasa Taiko.

Celebrate two decades of Asian Improv aRts Midwest’s most anticipated event of the year, Taiko Legacy. The 20th anniversary concert is one of the largest taiko presentation in the midwest built on the efforts of community activism in Asian American and Japanese American performing arts across the country. Led by Chicago’s renowned taiko group, Tsukasa Taiko presents a conceptually diverse and dynamic musical performance full of original arrangements that pay homage to ozashiki (geisha chamber music), ohayashi (classical/folk/theater music), and matsuri taiko (festival taiko music).

Long standing partner Grandmaster Chizuru Kineya and Chicago Grandmaster Yoshinojo Fujima joins Tsukasa Taiko with new guests; koto and shamisen performer Yoko “Reikano” Kimura, Japanese classical dancer Kanshichinao Fujima from Japan.

Details

Date:
December 17, 2023
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cost:
$25.00
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taiko-legacy-20-tickets-686631502307

Venue

Edlis Neeson Theater at Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA Chicago)
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611 United States

Details

Date:
December 17, 2023
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cost:
$25.00
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taiko-legacy-20-tickets-686631502307

Venue

Edlis Neeson Theater at Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA Chicago)
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611 United States