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Saturday August 30, 2025 2:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
In this fun and interactive workshop participants will learn the basics of chappa, shekere/hyotan, and other hand percussion instruments from Performing Members of San Jose Taiko. Narimono Circuits is patterned after circuit training for strength/endurance conditioning except in this case each station is dedicated to certain aspects of learning these instruments.

Prerequisite/What to bring: No prerequisite knowledge required.
Speakers
avatar for Yurika Chiba

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 →
Saturday August 30, 2025 2:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
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