Festival of drums

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JANUARY 2017 | David Claridge

DELORAINE WILL be wowed with the beat of drums as members of Australia’s Premier Professional Taiko Group, TaikOz will teach and perform at Tasmanian Taiko Fest 2017.

Held at the Meander Valley Performing Arts Centre on the 14th and 15th of January, local Taiko Teacher and Tutor, Yyan Ng, explained that this will be the first ever event in Tasmania bringing groups from all around Australia together.

“Hopefully there will be more workshops to come over the next few years and put Deloraine on the map,” he said.

“Taikoz founder, Ian Cleworth and esteemed tutor, Kerryn Joyce will teach the twoday intensive workshop and help give an energising performance on the Sunday.

Taiko is Japanese for drums, a part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. Originally used in warfare, they have been adapted to entertainment in the past seventy years where drummers wear traditional style clothing and concentrate on their posture and movement to follow a certain code.

In Tasmania, there are three Taiko groups located in Launceston, Hobart, and Burnie who perform regularly around the state.

The event is not only for people interested in having a go at Taiko, those who want to see what it is all about can watch the public performance on Sunday 15th January at 4.00pm.

For more information visit the Tasmanian Taiko Fest 2017 Facebook page.

Photo | Photo courtesy TaikOz