TaikoGROOVE
Enso Daiko with SAVAGE AURAL HOTBED
Sunday, September 27, 2026
7:00 PM 10:00 PM - All ages
The Cedar Cultural Center
TaikoArts Midwest presents TaikoGroove — a genre-defying collision of taiko tradition and industrial power. Ensō Daiko and Savage Aural Hotbed join forces for an electrifying night of high-energy percussion, found-object instruments, and literal sparks flying. Directed by Craig Johnson.
Taiko Intro Workshop
This Two-Hour Workshop gives a taste or "crash course" of the taiko experience.
with Chiaki O’Brien
Tuition: $50, 2 hours
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Are you hooked on taiko after the Taiko Intro Workshop and ready for the next step?
Taiko intro Series - 6 Weeks
with Chiaki O’Brien
Tuesdays @5:30- 7pm Tuition: $200
Next series: sept 8 - oct 20 (no class Sept 22)
NEW CLASSES
We are so excited to announce a variety of NEW classes!
Please check the CLASSES page for more and updated information
~All classes subject to change due to weather or low enrollment-
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class descriptions
POWER DRUMMING WITH MEGAN CHAO SMITH
Saturdays series 12:30 - 2pm
POWER drumming conditioning & skills with Megan Chao smith
Saturday series 2:15 - 3:15pm
TAWOO TAIKO 2-HOURS WITH EMILY HARADA
3 NEW dates and times: Sat, June 27 @1:30pm; Sat, July 25 @9am; Sun, August 16 @10:30am
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Finding Her Beat documentary feature
Now available to buy or rent on Amazon!
Watch the documentary about the making of the HERbeat Taiko Women All-Stars concert.
HERbeat: Taiko Women All-Stars
Full Concert Footage
Wherever we showed the film, audiences asked, "Where can I see the full concert?!"
Now we can proudly say HERE!
Now, you can relive the entire once-in-a-lifetime performance that ignited a rhythm revolution! Rent or Buy the full concert footage on Vimeo on Demand
Taiko empowers and strengthens community.
Experience the power, rhythm, and grace.
TaikoArts Midwest provides our community with high quality taiko performances, supports taiko artists, and strengthens and builds community through taiko. We produce concerts, train artists, offer studio and master classes, lead school residencies, develop new work, and provide a variety of performances and workshops for public, corporate, and private audiences. We support four primary resident taiko groups in Minnesota: Ensō Daiko, TAM Edo Bayashi Ensemble, Mighty Drumming Club and Big Gravity Tour
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