Taiko Reduction 5

Directed by Tatsu Aoki, Reduction is a creative response to the popularity of mainstream taiko drumming, which is stripped of its musical and theatrical elements.

This year, Reduction will feature a rare and special debut appearance of traditional Kuruma Ningyo puppetmaster : Koryu Nishikawa V. Performances will incorporate nihon buyo (Japanese classical dance) movements from grandmaster Shunojo Fujima, appearing in inventive combinations accompanied by jazz greats Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang, Nicole Mitchell, Coco Elysses, JoVia Armstrong, and classical music masters Chizuru Kineya, Takane Umeya… and many others.