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...
2023 Saturday, December 9 Kiyoshi Nagata's 40th Anniversary as a taiko artist with guests Rusterrat Korean Music and Dance Collective, Canadian Chinese Orchestra, Oregano Percussion and Korokoro duo. Season opening concert of Nagata Shachu's 2023-2024 season. Al Green Theatre, Toronto. Sunday, November 12 Nagata Shachu and the Niagara...
Date Composed:2013Composer:Akemi AkachiPremiere Performance:November 22, 2013 - Enwave TheatreRecording Title:Hymus Road CD There are many sides to every aspect of life. We can find diversity in each being and discover the many parts of their entity by seeing them from different angles. In this piece the...
Date Composed: 2019 Composer: Naoya Kobayashi Premiere Performance: Sunday, March 3, 2019 A graceful yet forceful taiko set solo composed by Naoya Kobayashi based on the composition Taichi no Sakebi by Kiyoshi Nagata. ...
Date Composed:2017Composer:Jason HuangPremiere Performance:November 18, 2017 This is a solo performance based on Hachijo Daiko – a taiko tradition that encompasses both power and finesse. ...
Composer:Yoshiji Nagatsu & Hachiro KadoiArrangement:Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:March 24, 2018 ...
Composer:TraditionalArrangement:Arranged by Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:March 21, 2018 Sado Okesa is a Japanese folk song that originated in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. ...
Arrangement:Traditional arranged by Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:November 5,, 2016 This is a traditional folk song from Tottori prefecture, which was arranged for a collaboration with taiko, shinobue and kokyu artist Shogo Yoshii. ...
Date Composed:2017Arrangement:Traditional Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:June 10, 2017 This is a traditional folk song which was arranged for a collaborative performance with New Orleans parade and roots band DRUMHAND. ...
Composer:Traditional (based on Owase Bushi)Arrangement:Taiko and choreography by Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:November 18, 2018 Crackling fires are lit to welcome the convex moon. The eyes fall entranced as leaping flames consume the darkness. ...