~NEW~ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH
GUEST INSTRUCTOR EIEN HUNTER-ISHIKAWA RETURNS FOR 2 DAYS ONLY!
Friday, Feb 13
4pm, 5:10 & 6:20pm Private Lesson with Eien time slots (solo or group available)
Sunday, Feb 15
9am & 10:10 am Private Lesson with Eien time slots (solo or group available)
12:30-2:30 pm Soloing Musically on Taiko workshop for all levels (2hours)$50
3:00-6:00pm Kotobukijishi Taiko & Mai workshop for beginners (3hours) $65
6:30-8:30 pm Uchiage pizza party, everyone welcome $10
You’re Invited!
~UPDATE~
We have decided to change this event from an Edo Bayashi focused event to more of a community event.
January 24, from 3-5pm Free
Eats, drinks, mingling and drumming
Click below for more details and to RSVP
UPDATE! The Jan 24th Taiko Party has reached capacity! To join the waitlist, please RSVP, and if space opens up, we’ll let you know the week of the event!
If you RSVPed and can no longer make it, please email suyoonko@taikoartsmidwest.org to let us know. Thank you!
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~
2 NEW classes with Emily Harada!
Tuesdays, Jan 6 - February 10, 2026
Uchikomi / Renda @7 - 8pm
Hachijo Daiko Hour @8 - 9pm
-NEW- TAIKO hodgEpodge CLASS
WITH CRAIG JOHNSON
Wednesdays 7 - 8:30pm, starting January 7
NEW! Power Drumming class
with Megan Chao Smith
Saturdays 12:30pm - 2pm
Starting Jan 10, 2026!
Great Last minute holiday gifts!
Still looking for that perfect idea for someone who has everything? Why not gift them an experience?!
This Two-Hour Workshop gives a taste or "crash course" of the taiko experience.
Taiko Intro Workshop
with Chiaki O’Brien
Tuition: $50
Upcoming workshops
Sun, Feb 22 @2:30 - 4:30pm Sun, March 22 @2:30 - 4:30pm Sun, April 26 @2:30 - 4:30pm
Are you hooked on taiko after the Taiko Intro Workshop and ready for the next step?
Taiko intro Series - 6 Weeks
Tuition: $200
with Chiaki O’Brien
NEXT Series 2026: Tues, January 20 - February 24 @5:30 - 7pm CT
Parent Child classes are back!
With Emily Harada
New 2026 dates: 5:30 -6:30pm WEDNESDAYS January 21, February, March 18, and April 29
~New Class~ Mid-day Improv/Solo/Creative Hour
once a month with Emily Harada
Noon - 1pm, Wednesdays 1/21, 2/25, 3/11, 4/8
Click for more information!
TAWOO Taiko - 2 hours
with Emily Harada!
OCT 5, 12 NOV 9, 16, 23 JAN 2026 11, 18
Sundays @6 - 8pm
Tickets: $30 ticket
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Finding Her Beat the 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, 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 two primary resident taiko groups in Minnesota: Ensō Daiko and TAM Edo Bayashi Ensemble.
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