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Friday August 29, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am MDT
Join SJT Performing members explore “Taiko Vegetables” - healthy ingredients to include in your taiko diet. Participants will cover what we feel are non-negotiables in terms of San Jose Taiko’s Four Principles: Kata, Musical Technique, Ki, and Attitude. Participants will not only learn drills on chu (betta) and shime daiko but strategies for implementing them into your busy rehearsal schedule.

Prerequisite/What to bring: No prerequisite knowledge required. Please bring bachi suitable for chu daiko.
Speakers
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Yurika Chiba

Artistic Staff, San Jose Taiko
Yurika Chiba (Kawagoe, Japan/Toronto, Canada) began playing taiko in Tokushima, Japan in 1995 and has since played with groups in Australia and northern California. Yurika is a member of the Audition Process class of 2006 and joined SJT's Artistic Staff in 2007, now touring internationally... Read More →
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Franco Imperial

Franco Imperial (he/him) is the Artistic Director for San Jose Taiko. He has composed over 20 original works for SJT and has co-created and produced collaborations with artists such as Abhinaya Dance Company (“Synergy” which won the 2011 Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Outstanding... Read More →
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Meg Suzuki Hudson

Outreach Coordinator, San Jose Taiko
Meg Suzuki Hudson (she/her) began playing taiko and shinobue with Odaiko New England in 1999 and became a Performing Member of San Jose Taiko in 2003. She joined San Jose Taiko’s Administrative Staff in 2005 and is currently San Jose Taiko's Outreach Coordinator. In addition to... Read More →
Friday August 29, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am MDT
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