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History and Timeline
Below is a highlighted history and timeline of Tokara's work:
2015 - 2016
- Performance with Brussels Philharmonic "Monoprism" (Maki Ishii) Belgium Premiere
- "And Never the Twain" Music Masters European Tour - Paris, Antwerp
- Okanagan District 33 School Tour - Canada
- Haruka naru Hibiki Concert Tour - Japan, Canada, Germany, Finland
- Produced 10th Annual "Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival"
- Japan Taiko Representatives at the Japan Cultural Week in Helsinki, Finland
- Tohoku Disaster area Charity Performances
- Tokara/Mugenkyo 20th Anniversary of Friendship United Kingdom Tour
- Taiko Spirit Festival - Signau, Switzerland
- A-UN Japan Tour with Ensemble Liberta (Japanese traditional instruments group
2013 - 2014
- Collaboration with Okanagan Symphony Orchestra - Canada
- Workshop leader and performance at ECTC Conference - U.S.
- "1,001 Buddhas" Music compose and performance debut in Collaboration with Ragamala Dance
- Japan Taiko Representatives at the Japan Cultural Week in Poznan, Poland and Bern, Switzerland
- Performance at the largest arts festival in Belgium, Odegand
- 43 concert tour Kazakoshi World Tour - Europe
- Kazakoshi Japan Tour 20 concert national tour
- Reached mark of 500 school performances
2011 - 2012
- Hirugami no Hibiki One month concert run in Hirugami Hot Spring Resort
- Europe Tour in Germany, Belgium, Spain and Holland
- Tenchi Shinmei DVD release
- Japan Taiko Representatives at the Japan Cultural Week in Valencia, Spain
- Toward the Undiscovered Country CD release
- India Delhi Performance for Maruti Suzuki Motors
- Concert and Educational Outreach in Vancouver, Canada and Minnesota, U.S.
- Tenchi Shinmei Japan Tour
- 41 concerts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Tenchi Shinmei concert and workshop tour in United Kingdom and Ireland
- Japan Taiko Representatives at the Germany/Japan Friendship Exhibition Week in Frankfurt, Germany
2009 - 2010
- "Sva" World Tour collaboration with Ragamala Dance - North America, United Kingdom, Japan
- Two weeks of 12 performances at the 42nd Street Theater Off Broadway New York
- One month 30 concerts - Tokara Summer Festival Showcase "Hirugami no Hibiki"
- India Tour - Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Mumbai
- Asano Taiko 400th Anniversary Concert performance
- "Tengei" - Tokara collaboration with Ensemble Rivelta (Bamboo Flute and Koto group) Japan Tour
- "Kougeki Junrei" - Art Lee selected as one of three "Masters of the Odaiko" Japan Tour Concerts
2007 - 2008
- Kansai Super Show - Tokyo Dome, Japan (Art Lee selected as one of five Odaiko Drum Leaders)
- Art Lee receives award from the American Composers Forum for composition of music for "Sva"
- Art Lee selected to perform at the "All-Stars of Japan" Taiko concert at Aoyama Gekijyo in Tokyo
- Tokara performs at the Takayama City All-Japan Championship Wadaiko Concert
- Japan Representative Group at World Drum and Dance Festival in Taipei, Taiwan
- Australia Performances for Year 2006 Australia/Japan Friendship
- Zenkoji Temple Performance with Jazz group, Histrad
COMMISSIONED WORKS
- "1001 Buddhas": Debut 2013 at the Cowles Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis, MN.
Commissioned by Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy for collaboration between Wadaiko TOKARA (Japan),
Rajna and Anjna Swaminathan, (U.S.A.), Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan (India), and Ragamala Dance (U.S.A.)
- "Fukuro (The Owl)": 2008 Commissioned by Hokkaido, Japan Taiko Group, Kurisaku Shimafukurou, as their
signature performance piece at all concerts for 2008 and 2009.
- "Sva (Vital Force)": Debut 2008 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, MN.
Commissioned by Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy for collaboration between Ragamala Dance (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
and Wadaiko Ensemble TOKARA (Iida City, Japan).
- "Kagiri": 2007 Full Concert Composition for concert tour collaboration with Shakuhachi and Koto Ensemble Rivelta.
- "EXISTENSION": Title work composed for collaboration with Electone Performer Katsumi Otsuka. Japan Concert Tour.
- Art Lee has also composed numerous pieces for Wadaiko Ensemble Tokara for performances tours
with the titles of: "Michi no Sekai E" and "Tenchi Shinmei".
If at any time you need extra information, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
We look forward to working with you.
Wadaiko Tokara Japan
Address: 3598 Misajiro, Matsuo, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture 395-0826 (City Hyme B #202)
TEL: +81(0)265-59-8768
Email: info@wadaiko-tokara.net
Website: www.wadaiko-tokara.net
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