Grass Valley Taiko Camp 2006

Dojo in Beautiful St. Joseph's Cultural Center in Historic Grass Valley, the Heart of the Gold Country

Grass Valley Taiko

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Taiko Camp 2010 (MINI)

September 18-19

In Collaboration with San Francisco Taiko Dojo

Who pioneered Taiko Drumming in North America?

Grandmaster Seiichi Tanaka is the pioneer of Japanese Taiko in North America. He formed San Francisco Taiko Dojo in 1968 to perform and teach this tradition to students in America and has thrilled audiences for over 40 years.

Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka

Tanaka Sensei was the first “outsider” to be accepted as an apprentice with Grand Master Daihachi Oguchi of the Suwa Taiko. He then went on to study and add to his repertoire, the very sophisticated, modern technique of Tokyo-style Sukeroku Taiko. After years of study, Tanaka Sensei was also granted permission to perform Gojinjo Taiko outside the Gojinjo district. Tanaka Sensei received general Hogaku education in the very strict, Japanese traditional style by Master Kineya Sasazo. (Hogaku is traditional stage music for Kabuki dance, Noh drama, etc.) He has also studied festival and sacred ceremonial music on yokobue with Master Kiyohiko Fukuhara. Most recently, in 2001, Tanaka Sensei was recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and was presented the National Heritage Award for traditional and folk arts.

POSTED Sunday, September 12:

Taiko Camp has been reFORMED

It appears it was just not in the stars for an "organized" camp this year so we are continuing to scale back. We have had several inquiries but slow enrollments and the logistics need to be nailed down, so San Francisco Taiko Dojo is offering a weekend of workshops in its place. The following schedule is offered in place of a full weekend. You can see that the Katsugi workshop and the Body and Movement remain an option with the additional offer of taking the Katsugi class twice to ensure you really have it down! I still highly recommend that you take both the Body and Movement and the Katsugi class as they complement each other so powerfully.

If you have already sent in your registration and check, they will be held at Taiko Dojo for you to exchange for the new amount at registration time on Saturday or Sunday. Please reconfirm your intent to participate at this new schedule, and which class you wish. All others,

Please email Ryuma Tanaka, with S.F. Taiko Dojo or call directly as soon as possible to reserve your slot as

space is limited.

As always - forward this to all your taiko friends! Contact email address info@sftaiko.com or 415-928-2456. If you respond to this email, it will be forwarded on. (Of course, if everyone follows through with their intention to be at the original schedule right away, maybe we can get that Power Hachijo in after all!!! ;-) )

September 18 & 19:Saturday 10am - 12:30pm

Katsugi Workshop 1

Special Taiko Body and Movement Class 1:

Saturday 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Katsugi Workshop 2

Special Taiko Body and Movement Class 2 :

Sunday 10am - 12:30pm

Katsugi Workshop 3

Special Taiko Body and Movement Class3

Katsugi Workshop $45.00

2 Katsugi Workshops $80.00

Special Taiko Body and Movement Class $25.00