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In 2015, through TCA’s Taikothon event, PJ Hirabayashi spoke about the movement TaikoPeace, and of her experience transitioning into “re-wire-ment.” What is her next stage? Does her taiko passion have a place in our world that’s going through troubled times and intense change? How can she take her taiko passion to have a deeper and more […]
An Open Letter to the Taiko Community: June 3, 2020 To our community, The Taiko Community Alliance (TCA) stands on the shoulders of leaders who fought and struggled to make a better life for future generations. We are pained and saddened by the unlawful murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and the countless […]
The TCA Emergency Relief Fund was created to provide emergency financial support for taiko professionals. It has become evident that the impact of the pandemic will last much longer than originally predicted and the need for these funds persists. To that end, we will be accepting applications toward a second round of awards from this fund over the next few weeks from June
Apply by April 30 – During the current global crisis caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Taiko Community Alliance is replacing its annual grant-making program with a special Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) to support taiko professionals who have lost work between March 1 through June 30, 2020. The ERF will provide a total of $20,000 in modest “bridge money” grants of $500 to
Encourage your friends and taiko families to join TCA and help us unlock membership badges! Each badge is tied to a special membership surprise! When a badge is unlocked, we will release a special surprise to the taiko community. See the list below for the assigned prizes! Be sure to LIKE US ON FACEBOOK or SUBSCRIBE […]
Thank you for helping us select a date for the 2015 North American Taiko Conference! Please stay tuned for the announcement of the final date! In the meantime, check out this great video of the 2015 NATC conference facilities at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas!