December 20, 2020

7PM CT

AIRMW presents: Taiko Legacy 17 

Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW) presents the 17th annual Taiko Legacy concert, reuniting professional contemporary and classical performers alongside enduring community members to celebrate over two decades of artist-directed performance. This 2020 production is the first live televised iteration, broadcasting from the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater across multiple organizational platforms.

The multigenerational ensemble, Tsukasa Taiko, anchors the traditional musical relationship between shamisen, dance, and taiko. The performance explores the concept using original compositions and arrangements rooted in a broad range of musical styles including: ozashiki (geisha chamber music), minyo (folk music), ohayashi (classical/folk/theater music), and matsuri taiko (festival taiko music): and attends to the often-overlooked melodic capacity of the taiko is unattainable without a thorough awareness of the origins and craft of the traditional Japanese music. This year’s presentation also highlights the community youth and adult groups who are a fundamental part of maintaining musical, aesthetic and artistic cultural lineage. 

www.taikolegacy.com