Indiana State Fair: "Bridges to Japan" Exhibition
August 6 - 22, 2010
Fort Wayne Taiko (Japanese Drum Group)
** High-resolution image available on request - please email john.lajiness@japanindiana.org.
Fort Wayne Taiko is an emerging group that has provided Northeast Indiana with taiko classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations and performances since 2000. The purpose of Fort Wayne Taiko is to promote taiko drumming in the community, Indiana, and the region. They honor the tradition of taiko as they equally strive to integrate taiko with elements of modern dance and other art forms to create experimental, multimedia, multicultural performance art.
Taiko drums are traditional Japanese drums that are usually played with wooden sticks called bachi.
“Bridges to Japan” at the Indiana State Fair: Performance Times
Saturday, August 21: 11:00AM, 1:30PM
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Please use the links below to find descriptions and photos of the many activities that will be taking place at the "Bridges to Japan" Exhibition.
Description of All Activities
Bunraku Bay Puppet Theatre (Japanese Puppet Theatre)
Buyo (Japanese Classical Dance)
Cosplay Fashion Show (Open to Public)
Fort Wayne Taiko (Japanese Drum Group from Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Japanese Candyman Entertainer - Masaji Terasawa
Japanese Sweets Tasting & Demonstration
Kendo (Japanese Sword-Fighting)
Koto (Japanese musical instrument)
Minyo (Japanese Folk Dance & Song)
Naginata (Japanese Warrior Halbert)
Peelander-Z (Japanese Action Comic Band)
Shamisen (Japanese musical instrument)
TAIKOPROJECT (Japanese Drum Group from Los Angeles, California)