Tune in Friday, July 24, at 6 p.m. for a 15th anniversary celebration of the documentary “Big Drum: Taiko in the United States,” part of the Japanese American National Museum’s Digital Film Festival.
The program will include conversation with curator Sojin Kim and featured performers Kenny Endo (Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble), Kay Fukumoto (Maui Taiko), Teddy Yoshikami (Soh Daiko), PJ Hirabayashi (artistic director emeritus, San Jose Taiko), and more.
Featuring America’s pioneering taiko figures, this film, produced for the 2005 exhibition of the same name, documents the development of American taiko and includes interviews and footage of drum-making and performances that reflect the ongoing transformation and diversification of this exciting performing art.
Watch the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EETeF9robP8
Join the live Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpV6EJQ4Juw
Submit questions in advance using this form: https://forms.gle/cgXkUD8MacUpULyU7
Participants will be able to chat and ask additional questions live (you will need to be logged in to YouTube to participate).
The documentary is also available on DVD at the JANM Store. The DVD features extras, including historical footage and excerpts from the documentary “Taiko: The Music of the Japanese Drums” (1977). Purchase it now: https://janmstore.com/products/big-drum-taiko-in-the-united-states-dvd
Cyber Monday Kindle book deals: Save 80% on popular reads25+ deals from Walmart's Super Spring Savings Week — Dyson, Switch, 4K TVsCyber Monday 2024 Nintendo Switch deals: The OLED bundle, games, and SD cardsBest Cyber Monday ASUS ROG Ally deal: $499.99, plus an extra $50 off for membersJaguar's new branding was controversial, but wait till you see the new Jaguar concept carXbox Series X 1TB SSD Console + College Football 25 on WalmartBest gift card deal: A $100 DoorDash gift card is down to just $85 at Best Buy.Xbox Series X 1TB SSD Console + College Football 25 on WalmartBest air purifier deal: The Shark HP102PETBL Clean Sense air purifier is under $150 at AmazoniPod Shuffle hair clips prove the Y2K fashion revival is far from over Huawei to pre What is Palantir? The secretive tech company working with Trump DeepSeek launches new AI model with 671 billion parameters, rivaling GPT PDD tests new feature allowing merchants to offer targeted return shipping · TechNode Park rangers saw something unprecedented in this year's 'Fat Bear Week' bears Best Fitbit deal: Save $20 on Fitbit Inspire 3 at Amazon Mars robot InSight is still working, waiting out dust storm Best smartphone deal: Save $250 on Google Pixel 9 Meta allegedly replacing humans with AI to assess product risks Ant Group denies shell listing rumors, warns against stock scams · TechNode
0.6467s , 10096.328125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【???? ????? ????????】Enter to watch online.Screening, Discussion of ‘Big Drum: Taiko in the U.S.’,