NEWS


Fall/Winter beginner/Intermediate taiko workshops are currently wrapping up!

Registration for fall/winter 2024 -2025 classes will be available in Sept 2024!  First workshop starts in October and goes all the way to February.  Don’t delay!  Register before they get full!

Intermediate classes available in February.  

Click the Classes column or go to http://seattlekokontaiko.org/classes/ to check them out!

General Admission Now on Sale!

We’re jumping for joy because starting TODAY, General Admission tickets for our 35th anniversary concert “Rhythm, Movement & Spirit” on October 1 are on sale at skt35.brownpapertickets.com! And while you’re on the site, you can secure your spot in our September 24 beginners taiko workshop. That’s right – You can play taiko with SKT one Saturday and then watch our concert the next!

Rhythm, Movement & Spirit is sponsored by 4Culture.

Purchase concert tickets and workshop admission at skt35.brownpapertickets.com.

Contribute to our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/skt35.

For more information about our concert, go to seattlekokontaiko.org/skt35.

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Concert Update (8/11)!

Time for another concert update! Thanks to your generous donations, we are practically at the half way mark! We are just 8 weeks away from the big event, so things are starting to heat up in the practice hall. Of course, we continue to perform at Seattle area events – yesterday we made an appearance at the annual From Hiroshima to Hope event in Green Lake Park.

We also wanted to give the amazingly talented Maria Dost an extra special shout-out! Maria has been designing and producing SKT’s beautiful hapi for the past couple of years and is currently helping us with costumes for the show. Here’s a glimpse of some of the gorgeous work she is doing:

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Doesn’t it look great? Thank you so very much Maria!

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VIP Tickets Now On Sale!

Thank you so very much to everyone who has donated to our GoFundMe or helped spread the word! We’ve almost reached a THIRD of our goal in just TWO WEEKS! We really appreciate you helping to make this a truly special celebration! If you haven’t had the chance to donate yet, help support us at gofundme.com/skt35.

We’d like to announce that our VIP Section tickets are going on sale this Monday, August 1st. For all you Kokon-nuts out there, these center seats will be sure to blow you away! Get them while you still can! For those who can’t wait to get some taiko in your lives, you can sign up for our 2-hour Public Beginner’s Workshop happening September 24th, from 12-2pm. Get your tickets and workshop admission at skt35.brownpapertickets.com.

We’re getting more and more excited at every practice! Get pumped! #skt35 #kokonnuts

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Collaboration w/Ravenna Woods @ TIMBER!

In just a few weeks, we’ll be sharing the stage with local Seattle band Ravenna Woods http://www.ravennawoodsblog.com/ at the TIMBER! Outdoor Music Festival in Carnation, WA. We’ve had a lot of fun practicing together and we’re very excited for you to hear the fruits of our labor! Come out July 16th for a performance you’re definitely going to remember!

 

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Congrats to Ian Devier on the Emmy Nomination!

Many congratulations to Ian Devier of the Seattle Channel for receiving an Emmy nomination for his documentary TAIKO!  The piece features our very own Stan Shikuma and clips of SKT/Kaze Taiko at practice and in performance around Seattle. It was great working with you! Excited for the results in June!

 

You can check out documentary by clicking here!

 

 

Welcome to our redesigned site!

We’re so happy to launch our redesigned webpage–hope you enjoy navigating through the new site!