2018 – 2013
2018
Saturday, November 24 20th Season opening concert Rhythm, Stories, Movement in collaboration with acclaimed story teller Rui Umezawa and contemporary dancers Yuichiro Inoue and Noriko Kusama. Al Green Theatre, Toronto.
Sunday, November 11 One-hour finale performance for Festival Internacional De Santa Lucia. Explanada de los Héroes, Monterrey, Mexico.
Friday, October 26 Full concert at McMaster University as part of its Friday Evening Concerts.L.R. Wilson Hall.
Sunday, October 21 Guest artists with the Weston Silver Band. Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto.
Saturday, September 29 Performance with Ensemble Jeng Yi (Korean drum and dance) for Nuit Blanche. Church of the Redeemer, Toronto.
Saturday, August 25 Nagata Shachu performance with Japan’s premiere solo taiko drummer Eitetsu Hayashi and his group Fu-un no Kai at Japan Festival Canada in Mississauga. Both groups will perform a special piece to together in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Canada-Japan diplomatic relations.
Saturday, August 18 One-hour performance as part of the Stratford Summer Music Festival.
Monday, August 6 Fifteen-minute performance Hiroshima Nagasaki Day. Toronto City Hall Peace Garden.
Thursday, August 2 One-hour concert for Summer Music in the Garden Series. The Toronto Music Garden.
Sunday, July 22 One-hour free performance in collaboration with story teller Rui Umezawa for Ontario Place’s Sunday Afternoon Music Series.
Wednesday, July 18 Two, forty-five minute sets for Commerce Court’s “Out of Office” lunch music series. Commerce Court, Toronto.
Friday, July 13 Forty-five minute performance for Carabram Multicultural Festival. Brampton, ON.
Thursday, June 21 Interactive taiko workshop followed by a one-hour performance “Taiko X Blues!” in collaboration with blues artists Ken Yoshioka and Julian Fauth. Panorama Park, Etobicoke.
Saturday, June 16 Interactive taiko workshop followed by a one-hour performance “Taiko X Blues!” in collaboration with blues artists Ken Yoshioka and Julian Fauth. Bob Hunter Park, Scarborough
Sunday, June 17 Interactive taiko workshop followed by a one-hour performance “Taiko X Blues!” in collaboration with blues artists Ken Yoshioka and Julian Fauth. Flemingdon Park, North York.
Saturday, June 2 Nagata Shachu’s 2017-2018 season finale concert “Shamisen X Taiko” in collaboration with shamisen virtuoso Masahiro Nitta (Japan). Harbourfront Centre Theatre.
Monday, May 28 One-hour performance at Toronto Public Library – Fairview Branch.
May 25-26 Various performances at Anime North 2018
Thursday, May 24 One-hour performance at Toronto Public Library – Palmerston Branch. 560 Palmerston Ave.
Friday, May 4 One-hour performance at Toronto Public Library – Parkdale Branch.
Sunday, April 15 Guest artists with the Esprit Orchestra performing the Canadian premiere of Maki Ishii’s Mono-Prism for taiko and orchestra. Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music.
Saturday, March 24 Nagata Shachu’s second concert of the 2017-2018 season “Taiko X Blues” in collaboration with blues artists Ken Yoshioka (harmonica, guitar and vocals) and Julian Fauth (piano and vocals). Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre.
Saturday, February 17
Special concert: KODO’s Chieko Kojima (dance & taiko artist, founding member of KODO) in collaboration with Nagata Shachu. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.
Sunday, February 4
Fifteen-minute performance for the 2018 TET Vietnamese Festival. Toronto Congress Centre.
2017
Saturday, November 18 Nagata Shachu’s 2017-2018 season opener “Half Cycle, Full Moon” directed by Aki Takahashi. Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre.
Wednesday, November 15 An evening of Taiko & Tea: one-hour performance for King’s College (Western University) for International Education Week. Kenny Theatre, Darryl J. King Student Life Centre.
Wednesday, October 4. Guest musicians for Zata Omm’s The Four Heavenly Kings for Fall For Dance North 2017. Sony Centre, Toronto
Saturday, September 9 Twenty-five minute performance for Aurora Multicultural Festival.
Sunday, August 27 Thirty-minute performance for Japan Festival Mississauga 2017. Celebration Square, Mississauga.
Friday, August 11 One-hour performance at Festival des traditions du Monde de Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Thursday, July 28 One-hour performance at the Toronto Music Garden.
Saturday, July 15 Full concert at Interlochen Festival of the Arts. Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen , MI
Saturday, July 1 Thirty-minute performance for Toronto’s Canada 150 Celebration at Scarborough Civic Centre.
Sunday, June 25 Full concert. Nagata Shachu in collaboration with Ensemble Jeng Yi. Bob Hunter Park, Scarborough.
Saturday, June 24 Full concert. Nagata Shachu in collaboration with Ensemble Jeng Yi. Flemingdon Park, North York.
Friday, June 23 Full concert. Nagata Shachu in collaboration with Ensemble Jeng Yi. Panorama Park, Etobicoke.
Monday June 12. Performance for the screening of the 1981 documentary Za Ondekoza. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.
Saturday, June 10 Collaborative concert with DRUMHAND. Al Green Theatre, Toronto.
Friday to Sunday, May 26-28. Various performances for Anime North. Toronto Congress Centre.
Saturday, April 15 Collaborative concert with Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Friday, April 7 at 8 pm, Saturday, April 8 at 2 and 8 pm, and Sunday, April 9 at 2 pm Eighteenth Annual and DVD Release Concert “Toronto Taiko Tales”. Aki Studio Theatre, Toronto, ON.
Friday, March 10 Full concert. Theatre Hector-Charland. L’Assomption, QC.
Saturday, March 11 Full concert. Centre Culturel de Boloeil, QC.
2016
Saturday, November 5 Collaborative concert with acclaimed taiko, shinobue and kokyu player Shogo Yoshii from Japan. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON.
Saturday, October 29 Full concert presented by Sunfest. Aeolian Hall, London, ON.
Saturday, October 22 Featured guest performers for the Toronto Children’s Chorus’ “When Earth Shook” concert. St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Toronto, ON.
Thursday, September 22 One-hour concert presented by Roots en Route for the Hamilton International Festival for the Arts. Park St. Gasworks, Hamilton, ON.
Friday, September 16 45 min performance for in/future festival presented by Art Spin in partnership with Small World Music. Ontario Place, Toronto, ON.
Saturday, September 10 25 min performance for the Aurora Multicultural Festival. Ada Johnson Park, Aurora, ON.
Saturday, August 28 Performance with the Beirut Philharmonic and Julia Boutros. Waterfront City Dbayeh, Beirut, Lebanon.
Thursday, August 18 One-hour free concert as part of the Summer Music in the Garden series presented by the Toronto Music Garden, Harbourfront.
Saturday, August 13 One-hour concert for Cowapalooza. Woodstock, ON.
Thursday, August 11 Full free concert presented by Music in St. James Park Festival. Toronto, ON.
Wednesday, August 10 One-hour concert presented by Festival Du Monde. Sherbrooke, QC.
Sunday, July 10 30 min performance for the opening ceremony of the Japan Festival. Celebration Square, Mississauga, ON.
Saturday, June 18 One-hour free concert presented by the Huron Multicultural Festival. Courthouse Square, Goderich, ON.
Saturday, June 11 20 min performance for the closing of the Scarborough Worldwide Film Festival. Beach of the Scarborough Bluffs, ON.
Saturday, June 4 Collaborative concert with shinobue master JiroMurayama. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto ON.
Friday, June 3 Short performance for Kampai Toronto. Distillery District, Toronto, ON.
Friday, May 27 through Sunday, May 29 Various performances for Anime North. Toronto Congress Centre.
Wednesday, May 11 Short performance for Cultural Hot Spot. Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, ON.
Saturday, April 16 Performance for the Sakura Gala honouring the Canadian baseball team The Asahi. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON.
Thursday, April 21 Collaborative concert with jazz pianist Ron Davis and Symphronica (jazz quartet and string quartet). Lula Lounge, Toronto, ON.
Saturday, April 2 Collaborative concert with percussion quartet torQ. Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON.
2015
Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 Seventeenth Annual concert “11”. Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON.
Wednesday, October 28 Full evening concert and school performances presented by the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
Sunday, October 25 Full evening concert presented by the Villar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, CO.
Tuesday, September 15 Full evening concert and afternoon masterclass workshop as part of the 2015/2016 Patten Performance Season. University of Tennessee Chattanooga Fine Arts Center.
Monday, September 14 Full evening concert and afternoon school show presented by the Athens Area Council Big Time/Small Town Performance Season.Athens, TN.
Thursday, August 27 One-hour free concert as part of the Summer Music in the Garden series presented by the Toronto Music Garden
Sunday, August 23 Thirty-minute performance for Taste of the Hill: A Multicultural Festival. Richmond Green Park, Richmond Hill, ON.
Monday, August 17 Short performance for the 2015 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships Opening Ceremonies. Niagara Falls Illumination Tower.
Saturday, August 15 One-hour concert for Cowapalooza. Woodstock, ON.
Saturday, August 8 One-hour free concert for the Para PanAm Games at Ontario Celebration Zone. Ontario Square, Harbourfront Centre.
Saturday, July 11 One-hour free concert for the PanAm Game’s Ontario Celebration Zone. Ontario Square, Harbourfront Centre.
Sunday, July 5 Thirty-minute free performance in collaboration with the Toronto Tabla Ensemble for the opening of Aga Khan Park and as the Pan Am Game’s flame arrives. Aga Khan Museum Toronto.
Saturday, June 27 Collaborative concert with Chikiri. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto.
Saturday, May 30 Performance for the Sakura Gala honouring Japanese author Haruki Murakami and Canadian author Joy Kogawa . Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON.
Thursday, May 28 Performance at Kampai Toronto. Distillery District, Toronto, ON.
Friday, May 22 through Sunday, May 24 Various performances for Anime North. Toronto Congress Centre.
Monday, May 18 One-hour performance for Lunchtime Live! series presented by Massey Hall. Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, ON.
Thursday, April 30 Collaborative concert with jazz pianist Ron Davis and Symphronica (jazz quartet and string quartet). Lula Lounge, Toronto, ON.
Friday, April 17 Full concert presented by the Dennos Museum, Northwestern Michigan College. Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City, MI.
Saturday, April 11 Collaborative concert with The Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON.
Friday, March 27 Collaborative concert with Korean drumming ensemble Jeng Yi, presented by McMaster University. Convocation Hall, Hamilton ON.
Thursday, March 12 30-min. educational performance prior to KODO’s concert. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto ON.
2014
Saturday, November 22 Collaborative performance with jazz pianist Ron Davis and his band for the Sakura Ball. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON.
Saturday, November 15 Performance for the East Asian Festival 20th Anniversary Gala . Renison College, University of Waterloo.
Saturday, October 18 Sixteenth Annual and DVD release concert “KAISO“. Fleck Dance Theatre, Toronto, ON.
Friday, October 10 Full concert presented by the University of Michigan-Flint.
Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 Two one-hour concerts at the Lotus World Music Festival. Bloomington IN.
Thursday, August 21 One-hour free concert presented by the Toronto Music Garden.
Saturday, August 16 One-hour concert for Cowapolooza. Woodstock ON.
Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15 Two one-hour concerts at the Festival Du Monde. Sherbrooke QC.
Friday, August 8 Full concert presented by the Huntsville Festival of the Arts . Algonquin Theatre.
Friday, July 11 90 min. concert at the Festival International de Percussions. Longueuil QC.
Friday, June 27 One-hour free concert presented by the Skeleton Park Arts Festival. Kingston, ON.
Friday, June 13 Collaborative concert with Toronto’s Korean drum and dance powerhouse, Jeng Yi. Enwave Theatre, Toronto ON.
Friday, May 23 to Sunday, May 25 Various performances for Anime North. Toronto Congress Centre.
Wednesday, May 21 Nagata Shachu in collaboration with jazz pianist Ron Davis and Symphronica (jazz quartet and string quartet). Lula Lounge, Toronto, ON.
Saturday, April 26 Performance for the Upper Canada Chorus concert. Eglinton St. George’s United Church, Toronto ON.
Saturday, March 15 Collaborative concert with renowned shakuhachi player Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos. Brigantine Room, Toronto ON
Friday, February 21 Performances for the Outdoor Adventure Show sponsored by Japan National Tourist Organization. Toronto Congress Centre.
2013
Friday, November 22 and Saturday November 23 Fifteenth Anniversary Annual and CD release concert. Enwave Theatre, Toronto ON
Thursday, October 10 One-hour performance for the Free Noon Concert Series at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Canadian Opera Company, Toronto, ON
Saturday, September 28 Full concert presented by Matapa Music and Arts Organization. Hamilton, ON
Saturday, August 17 One-hour performance at Cowapolooza. Southside Park, Woodstock, ON Sunday, August 11 One-hour free concert presented by the Fortune Cooking Festival. West Jet Stage, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON
Thursday, August 8 One-hour free concert presented by the Toronto Music Garden with guest artist Jason Matsumoto, leader of Chicago’s Ho Etsu Taiko
Thursday, June 27 Performance for the closing screening night of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON
Saturday, June 22 One-hour performance for Huron’s International Festival. Goderich, ON.
Friday, May 24 to Sunday, May 26 Various performances for Anime North.Toronto Congress Centre
Saturday, May 11 Traditional Performing Arts from Japan with renowned folk entertainer Akira Katogi and his son Raiya Katogi. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON
Saturday, April 20 Performance at the Sakura Ball honouring conductor Seiji Ozawa. Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON
Saturday, April 6 “Odori ni Ten” – Music, dance and CD release concert. Robert Gill Theatre, Toronto, ON
Wednesday, March 27 Japan Night: Toronto Raptors post-game performance. Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON