A very special night of drumming with TAIKOPROJECT at Orcas Center

||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER |||

TAIKOPROJECT celebrates 25 years of taiko creativity and innovation with a new concert production entitled “25.” Featuring new compositions and choreography and stunning costumes by acclaimed designer Sueko Oshimoto, “25” will take audiences on a thundering roller coaster of the senses on Saturday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. at Orcas Center.

Taiko is a dynamic Japanese percussion art that uses large hollow wooden drums to create thunderous, earth-shaking sounds. TAIKOPROJECT has astonished audiences worldwide since 2000 with their unique blend of traditional taiko and innovative aesthetics. Percussive power,
dynamic music, and graceful choreography weave a gorgeous narrative you’ll have to see (and hear!) to believe.

The group’s powerful drumming unites ancient Japanese tradition with 21st-century American innovation, creating a riot of movement and thundering rhythm. It’s been called a tsunami of sound but this highly charged ensemble is so much more. This show will ignite all of your senses with a spellbinding mix of music, theater and precision. The group received international acclaim when they became the first American ensemble to win the prestigious Tokyo International Taiko Contest. Since then, they have wowed audiences at the Academy Awards and the Grammys with their grace, energy and passion.

TAIKOPROJECT was founded in 2000 in Los Angeles, California, by a group of young, emerging taiko drummers. They were seeking to create a truly American style of taiko, blending traditional forms in which they were raised, with an innovative and fresh approach to the Japanese drum.

For tickets to the show, visit www.orcascenter.org.