February 4 – Taiko Center of the Pacific will perform at
the Big Island’s Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival
12 noon at Parker Ranch
2 pm at Waimea Hongwanji
Supported by The Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office and Taiko Arts Center
Due to renovations at the KCC chapel, Taiko Center of the Pacific (TCP) public classes will resume in February 2012. Please check back on January 17 for the spring schedule. Registration is scheduled to begin on January 23. Please check back on January 17 at: http://www.kennyendo.com/taiko-center-of-the-pacific
AKEMASITE OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU!!! 今年もどうぞよろしくおねがいいたします！
Here’s hoping 2012 is better than 2011 and may 2012 be the BEST YEAR EVER!
New Year’s Day in Honolulu was a long one for us……fireworks at midnite (considerably toned down from years past). Then a 7:30 AM performance at DFS in Waikiki and a 2 hour performance at Ala Moana Center Stage with special guests Todd Yukumoto, and Ryoko Oka. A great way to start off the new year!
KETE at Ala Moana on New Years day 1.1.2012
January 2 (Mon) 6 pm KZOO radio (AM 1200), broadcasting live from Shirokiya at
Ala Moana Center – Interview with Kenny Endo
TTT Project – Uncommon Time: Taiko, Tabla, and Timba COMING January 20 to LCC!
featuring: Kenny Endo, Abhijit Banerjee, John Santos
Get your tickets early!
http://lcctheatre.hawaii.edu/endo.html
SAVED! in the nick of time by our H O T friends!
Taiko Center of the Pacific classes will live on in Spring 2012.
Classes resume February, 2012!
Near Thomas Square…..
Check back here for details on location (TBA at Bonenkai!), schedule, registraton, etc.
Taiko Center of the Pacific (TCP) classes resume Thursday, September 8!
Don’t miss out!
All ages and All Skill Levels
Classes for youth ages 5–(eldest student so far has been 83!)
FAMILY TAIKO for child & parent/aunty/uncle/g’pa/g’ma!
Call to register: 808-734-9211
For more details, visit: http://www.kennyendo.com/taiko-center-of-the-pacific/class-information
Artist-in-Residence, Kyosuke Suzuki, will be featured in TWO concerts at the East West Center on Saturday August 27 and Sunday August 28! Don’t miss this great opportunity to see one of the TOP lion dance performers in the Tokyo style. Suzuki is one of the top performers of the Wakayama Shachu of Edo Sato Kagura, a flautist, lion dancer, taiko drummer, and a great teacher.
Aug 27 8 pm LION DANCE & MUSIC of OLD TOKYO Concert
featuring Kyosuke Suzuki,
Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, and
Taiko Center of the Pacific Youth Group
East West Center Jefferson Hall-Imin Center
Aug 28 2 pm LION DANCE & MUSIC of OLD TOKYO Concert
East West Center Jefferson Hall-Imin Center
Tickets on sale August 8.
4 pm The Lion’s Journey @ Foster Gardens
Detailed schedule at: http://www.kennyendo.com/calendar
Honolulu, Hawaii!!!
And welcome to the islands Yuta Kato (CA)! Ben Pachter (PA)! Carol Hewitt (CA)! Miranda Ludernan (NM)!
Taiko Center of the Pacific’s Summer Taiko Intensives begin tomorrow, Monday, June 6th!
If you haven’t registered yet, come on down anyway!
12:30-2:15 pm chudaiko
2:30-4:15 pm taiko “set” (2-3 drums at one time!)
ALSO, Looking forward to working with Lopaka Colon, Makana, Kapua Dalire, Kapono Ciotti, and Daniel Paul for an IBM extravaganza this week!
CONGRATULATIONS to Jade Ogoshi & Ryan Luce !!!
(Taiko Center of the Pacific Youth Group, and Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble members!)
on their graduation from high school! We wish them the BEST in all their future endeavors! Taiko on!
COMING SOON!!!
Join Kenny Endo and Taiko Center of the Pacific in the Summer Taiko Intensives at the base of Diamond Head! Intensive short-term study of taiko, and “taiko set,” a form popularized by Kenny Endo. Short-term inexpensive housing and shuttle service also available.
http://www.kennyendo.com/taiko-center-of-the-pacific/class-information/summer-taiko-intensives
KYOSUKE SUZUKI, master of Edo Kotobuki Jishi, the traditional lion dance of Edo (the former name of Tokyo) and Matsuri Bayashi (Japanese festival music) comes to Honolulu for workshops (August 23-25), and concert (August 27). Details coming soon!
TCP offers two 4-week sessions this summer for all ages and skill levels!
Its never too early and never too late to begin!
http://www.kennyendo.com/taiko-center-of-the-pacific/class-information
Beginners – Advanced; Youth, Teens, Adults, and even a Family Taiko class!
Join us for a fun-filled summer!
Check it out!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Endo
Taiko Arts Center is selling Strawberry Mochi (イチゴ大福）and Assorted Mochi Manju from the Big Island’s famous Two Ladies Kitchen! Place your PRE-Orders by this Friday, April 29th for pick up on Saturday May 14. Click here for the Order Form2 Ladies Kitchen Mochi *Order Form
Or purchase it at the KCC Cafeteria during the Eisa Festival on 5.14.11 from 6-9 pm!
All proceeds support Taiko Arts Center activities including educational outreach, workshops, creation of new work, and more!
