Educational Assembly Performance
Artist in Residence Program
Grades K thru High School


We just received an awesome recommendation letter from
Assumption-St Bridget Catholic School (K-8) in Seattle:

"I give One World Taiko an A+ for providing us
with an outstanding experience in every way"
Recommendation Letter


One World Taiko has been included in the Washington State Arts Commission's Artist in Residence Program from 2003-2007 and Nancy Ozaki has been selected to their Teaching Artist Roster from 2007-2010 by a juried panel of artists and education experts.


Educational Assembly Performance

Assembly Performance Request
Performance Request Form

One World Taiko’s educational assembly presents a style of Japanese drumming that features dynamic and fluid movement as well as heart pounding percussion. Taiko means “drum” in Japanese. They have presented their exciting program of Japanese taiko drumming to students throughout the US for the past 13 years. The music is drawn from Japan’s ancient tradition of lively and spirited festival drumming and One World Taiko’s own creative rhythms, arrangements and choreography, adding a modern spirit to the ancient tradition of taiko.


“awesome, captivating, powerfully fast drumming and exciting choreography”


They perform on drums ranging from the large odaiko, measuring 4 feet by 2 1/2 feet, to the smallest shimedaiko, the size of a snare drum. They explain the styles of drums and accompanying instruments, the history of taiko and how it is played interwoven with traditional and original compositions. Following a lively clapping exercise with the audience, volunteers will be invited up to play the taiko. The assembly performance is appropriate for all age groups.


“outstanding mastery of art and ability to relate to children was exemplary”


Gary Tsujimoto and Nancy Ozaki have been performing for over twenty years throughout the US and in Europe and Japan. They performed for 4 years as resident taiko drummers at Walt Disney World Epcot Center’s Japan Pavilion and were on the Young Audiences’ rosters in San Francisco, CA and Denver, CO.


“best assembly, fascinating, new and exciting, educational, cultural and musical, fast-paced, relatable, fun, loud, making the floor vibrate and taking the audience in by the beat of the drums, keeping their attention throughout, entertained and enlightened, excellent interaction with the audience”

Students, teachers and principals describing our assembly program


Residency

One World Taiko is available for Artist in Residence programs.
In 2009, One World Taiko was contracted for 2 Centrum Young Artist Programs, Explorationsand Blue Heron Middle School held at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsed. We also completed a 1 week residency at Fernwood Elementary in the North Shore School District.



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