Was your head feeling like someone was pounding on it this morning, like ours was? We keep forgetting that Thursday nights, are not Friday nights. There's that whole having to wake up to a screaming alarm, while fighting a hangover on Fridays, but not Saturdays. Ugh.
Well, since pounding started off our day, we figure we'd just continue the trend. We love themes. Tonight, Miller Outdoor Theatre hosts Kaminari Taiko, and all weekend long, at 7:30pm.
Taiko is a dynamic music presentation that combines high energy movements to compelling percussive rhythms that embodies spiritual essence and the heartbeat of Japan and its people. While taiko is inevitably rooted in 3000 year old Japanese traditions that express beauty and harmony, the powerful sound of taiko is a living and evolving art form that is rapidly permeating the entire world.
Kaminari Taiko was founded in 1996 by Jay Mochizuki along with a number of talented musicians from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. The members diligently trained under world acclaimed Taiko Masters such as: Daihachi Oguchi, Seiichi Tanaka, Kenny Endo and Takemasa Ishikura to learn the fundamental skills, philosophy and the spirit of centuries old Japanese tradition.
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Friday and Saturday | 7:30pm
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hermann Park
Free
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