Announcement from Taiko Maine Dojo (May 2010):
Taiko lessons are held weekly at the Taiko Maine Dojo located at Hobson’s Wharf on Commercial Street in Portland (behind Becky’s Diner).
Class times: Thursdays, 5:30-6:15pm beginners (Free during May and June 2010). The class will be followed by a group rehearsal. All are invited to observe and/or participate. Anyone may come to observe the class.
Elizabeth Berg, 207-774-4508, email: Eberg@maine.rr.com
Bio: Liz Berg (Taiko Drumming) began studying Taiko in 2001 with Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka at the San Francisco Taiko Dojo. She was inspired by performances of the SFTD, the San Jose Taiko group, and Kodo. Elizabeth has performed with the San Francisco Taiko Dojo in California, Arizona, Japan, and in 2006, at the American Folk Festival in Bangor, Maine, with the San Francisco Taiko Dojo. She has also performed with Burlington Taiko Group across New England, under the leadership of Stuart Paton, also an alumnus of the SFTD. Elizabeth lives in Portland, Maine and teaches Taiko classes at the Taiko Maine Dojo, located on Commercial St, Hobson’s Wharf, Portland, as well as at Colby and Bates Colleges.
Anyone may come to observe the class.
Contact for further info: Elizabeth Berg
207-774-4508
All are welcome!
