Guild Festival Theatre presents Nagata Shachu at Family Fest!
Nagata Shachu Japanese taiko and music group is thrilled to be returning to Guild Park and Gardens as part of Guild Festival Theatre’s Family Fest. Join us as we lead you in a thirty-minute drum and movement workshop using authentic Japanese hand-drums. The workshop will be followed by a one-hour thunderous and heart-pounding performance that Nagata Shachu has become renowned for.
We are expecting a large crowd for this performance. Please arrive early and bring your own seating. No chairs will be provided for this event.
This workshop and performance is made possible through Arts in the Parks, a Toronto Arts Foundation and Toronto Arts Council strategic initiative.
Nagata Shachu, based in Toronto, Canada, has enthralled audiences with its mesmerizing and heart-pounding performances of the Japanese drum (taiko) since its formation in 1998. The group has toured widely throughout Canada, the US and Italy, and has performed at major engagements in Lebanon and Mexico.
While rooted in the folk drumming traditions of Japan, the ensemble’s principal aim is to rejuvenate this ancient art form by producing innovative and exciting music that seeks to create a new voice for the taiko. Taking its name from founder Kiyoshi Nagata and the Japanese word shachu meaning group, Nagata Shachu, has become renowned for its exacting, physically demanding and energetic performances on the taiko, as well as for its diverse repertoire. Their playing is the combination of unbounded spirit and passion with the highest levels of musicianship and discipline.
