Today, there are two more ways to get involved with NATC this year SINGLE DAY REGISTRATION Are you on the fence about coming to NATC, but you don’t want to attend both days? Maybe you want to close out the work week strong, and can only attend on Saturday. OR, maybe you have a prior Read More
Just 5 years after they were founded in 2000, TAIKOPROJECT won the adult group division of the 2005 Tokyo International Taiko Contest. They were the first American group to ever win in this competition. After playing the assigned piece “beat Essence” required of all competitors, they performed “Expanding” and “Omiyage.” This feat introduced Japan to Read More
With only 4 days of Early Bird registration left, we have some important announcements to make! We are humbled by the response to NATC 2017. The following items are SOLD OUT. Marketplace booths: We are officially sold out of marketplace booth space. Mini Intensives: Edo Bayashi with Kyosuke Suzuki is officially sold out Both the Read More
For a select few attendees at the North American Taiko Conference each year, the excitement that comes with traveling to the gathering is accompanied by a little bit of nervousness. They come to NATC not just to take workshops and shop in the Marketplace, but also to play for their taiko family friends with public Read More
Started in 2001 by Janet Koike as the Rhythmix tour and renamed KASA/MIX in 2003, this project of Kodo Arts Sphere America has taken eight groups from around the world on a tour of Japan, including a stay at the Kodo facilities on Sado Island. By bringing together taiko players from around the world, the KASA/MIX Read More
Hello Taiko Community! TCA is looking for American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to help with workshop and plenary session interpreting at this summer’s North American Taiko Conference in San Diego. If you are ASL-enabled, and are interested in helping with this endeavor, contact us at concierge@taikocommunityalliance.org. We’re doing our best to help make NATC accessible Read More
Are you one of the 375 people already registered for NATC 2015?? Did you get everything you need for the conference? If not, check out our ADD ONs page to get everything you need for the conference: NATC ADD ONs: NATC T-Shirts Taiko Jam Tickets Commuter lunch plans ADD ON FORM To use the Add Read More
Workshops dominate many participants’ time at the North American Taiko Conference. Out of the 25.5 hours of activities currently scheduled for this summer’s gathering at the University of California San Diego, 12.5 hours (49%) are workshops! Of course, participants at past conferences have listed the workshops as one of the major reasons for attending, so Read More
This week, as part of our 20 Years to NATC timeline, we are featuring the East Coast Taiko Conference! The North American Taiko Conference has inspired many regional taiko conferences, including the East Coast Taiko Conference (ECTC). The first ECTC was held in 2011 at Cornell University, hosted by Yamatai. Since then, players from across Read More
QUICK UPDATE – BOTH Summer Taiko Institute (STI) programs have been officially approved for go forward by TCA’s Board of Directors! We still have a few details to iron out, but both the WOMEN AND TAIKO event and the EDO KOTOBUKI JISHI programs are happening this summer. We will be finalizing some arrangements in the next Read More