Mark H Rooney Taiko

Taiko Instructor & Performer

See you at the Tidal Basin!

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See you this Sunday at the Tidal Basin for our Sakura Taiko Takeover!

Support our performers and help make the Sakura Taiko Takeover possible!

100% of proceeds will go to covering the costs of the event and supporting the taiko groups traveling to the DC area.

Donate via PayPal

Here’s our schedule:

12:00 – Shodo Girls: performance calligraphy
12:15 – Welcome
12:20 – Miyako Taiko
12:45 – Mixed ensemble song: Shin-En
1:00 – National Parks Service: History of the DC Cherry Blossoms
1:15 – Mark H Taiko Recreational Class & Try Taiko Yourself!
1:30 – The Genki Spark
2:00 – Kizuna
2:30 – Triangle Taiko
3:00 – National Parks Service: History of the DC Cherry Blossoms
3:15 – Odaiko New England
3:45 – Kyo Daiko
4:15 – Pittsburgh Taiko
4:45 – Nen Daiko
5:15 – Mixed ensemble song: Matsuri

Share your photos with us!

Did you get some cool pix or video of the performances? We’d love to see them!
#taikotakeover on Instagram or Twitter or post them in our Facebook event!

Do you want to learn to play taiko?

Our next Introductory Taiko Workshop is on Sunday, April 22 in Takoma Park! Join us!

 

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Sakura Taiko Takeover Updates!

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Our Sakura Taiko Takeover is happening in less than two weeks … and it looks like our event will line up almost exactly with peak bloom! What a wonderful way to kick off spring!

Support our performers and help make the Sakura Taiko Takeover possible!

100% of proceeds will go to covering the costs of the event and supporting the taiko groups traveling to the DC area.

Donate via PayPal

The full schedule for the day is now available – check it out on our official event page!
Stay up to date via our Facebook event!

See you on Sunday, March 25!

Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith

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Sakura Taiko Takeover at the Tidal Basin!

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Join us for a full day of taiko among the cherry blossoms!

In 2013, Mark H Taiko was proud to host our very first Sakura Taiko Fest. We started small (just a few groups and our friends gathered in a dance studio!) but our event has grown, with more taiko groups and a bigger audience each year. For 2018, we are thrilled to announce that we’re taking over the ANA performance stage at the Tidal Basin for a full day of taiko during the opening weekend of the National Cherry Blossom Festival!

This is going to be an amazing day of taiko. We’ll have performances from NINE different groups! You’ll see local favorites – Nen Daiko, Kizuna, Miyako Taiko, and students from the Mark H Taiko School. And we’re proud to host awesome groups from up and down the East Coast! There will be two groups from PA – Pittsburgh Taiko and Kyo Daiko  – two from Boston – Odaiko New England and The Genki Spark – and one from NC – Triangle Taiko!

Stay up to date with the Sakura Taiko Takeover – check out our Facebook event (and share it with your friends)!

You can also learn more about the event and make a donation to support our performers here.

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