Upcoming Public Performance Highlights
Please check back regularly as performance times and details are subject to change.
2020
Sunday, March 22 return engagement with the Esprit Orchestra performing Maki Ishii’s seminal work for taiko and orchestra Mono-Prism.
NOTICE: This concert has been postpone until fall 2020 due to COVID-19
Saturday, September 26 “Taiko X Turntables!” with DJ Dopey. Al Green Theatre (750 Spadina Ave), Toronto. 8 pm. Tickets on sale now!
NOTICE: This concert, originally scheduled on Saturday, March 28 has been postponed to Saturday, September 26, as a precaution related to COVID-19. Tickets already purchased have automatically been transferred to the new date. However, full refunds are available, if your payment was processed by Brown Paper Tickets. Please contact them within 2 weeks at refunds@brownpapertickets.com. Be sure to include your confirmation number. For those of you who cannot attend the performance on September 26, we also kindly ask you to consider donating a part of your refund to Nagata Shachu Japanese Taiko group by going to deejay.brownpapertickets.com. As you can probably understand, the group has already lost a significant amount of time and money preparing for this concert.
Sunday, May 3 Nagata Shachu members Kiyoshi Nagata, Aki Takahashi and Tony Nguyen will be special guests for the Toronto Tabla Ensemble’s latest CD release concert. Fleck Dance Theatre. 7 pm.
NOTICE: This concert has been postponed due to COVID-19 and Nagata Shachu will unable to be a part of this concert because of a scheduling conflict.
Friday to Sunday, May 22 to 24 Various performances for Anime North 2020. Toronto Congress Centre. Times to be announced.
NOTICE: Anime North has been cancelled this year due to COVID-19
Saturday, June 20 Nagata Shachu’s finale concert of its 2019-2020 season “Kaze” featuring master bamboo flute player Toki Tatara from Japan. Al Green Theatre (750 Spadina Ave), Toronto. 8 pm. Tickets on sale now! Purchase tickets before April 20, and receive $5 off all regular priced adult tickets. Use promo code EARLYBIRD20.
June 28 to July 12 Nagata Shachu is honoured to be returning to Arts in the Parks, an initiative of the Toronto Arts Foundation, presenting afternoons and evenings of free taiko workshops and performances. Locations are: Rustic Park (Etobicoke), Neilson Park (Etobicoke), Amos Waites Park (Etobicoke), Guild Park and Gardens (Scarborough), Parma Park (East York), Walter Saunders Park (Scarborough). Exact dates and times to be announced.
Thursday, September 17 Full concert presented by Infinity Music & Arts Centre (IMAC) Series. Infinity Hall, 1-351 Ferrier Street, Markham. 7 pm.
