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Calendar

Sep
13
Sat
Wakefield World Music Festival @ Wakefield Opera House
Sep 13 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

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Join us in Sanbornville, NH at the Wakefield Opera House for the World Music Festival.  Artists from four different cultures will be giving performances and hands-on workshops throughout the day. Odaiko New England joins:

  • Aaron Larget-Caplan as he introduces listeners to the poetry, history and music of Spain on Spanish guitar
  • Gamelan Galak Tka‘s demonstration of the music of Bali and Indonesia on Gamelan (gongs, drums, flutes and cymbals)
  • Cornell Coley‘s tracing of the rhythms of Africa from Africa to America

Odaiko New England performs at 1:00pm and 5:40pm and our workshop will be at 3:50pm.  Admission is free.

Jan
25
Sun
Oshogatsu at the Boston Children’s Museum @ Boston Children's Museum
Jan 25 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

childrens-msuseum-obon-1Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most important annual festivals. Join us at the Children’s Museum to celebrate 2015, the Year of the Sheep. Following our performance will be a shi-shi-mai (lion dance) and parade with taiko accompaniment.

今年もよろしくおねがいします

The performance is free with admission to the museum. Performance times are 12:00pm and 2:00pm. For more information, please visit The Boston Children’s Museum event calendar.

Jul
19
Sun
Black Ships Festival @ Cardine's Field
Jul 19 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

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Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances of the year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade.  The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.

We’ll be joined this year by the taiko group Shindaiko.

Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.

The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.

Apr
4
Mon
A Taste of Ginger @ Museum of Fine Arts
Apr 4 @ 7:15 pm

The 12th Annual A Taste of Ginger will take place on Monday, April 4th at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

A culinary and cultural experience featuring Boston’s finest chefs to benefit Joslin Diabetes Center’s Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI).

 
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Jul
17
Sun
Black Ships Festival @ Cardine's Field
Jul 17 @ 12:00 pm

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Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances of the year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade.  The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.

We’ll be joined again by the taiko group Shindaiko.

Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.

The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.

Jan
15
Sun
Oshogatsu at the Boston Children’s Museum @ Boston Children's Museum
Jan 15 @ 12:00 pm – 2:35 pm

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Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most important annual festivals. Join us at the Children’s Museum to celebrate 2017, the Year of the Rooster. Following our performance will be a shi-shi-mai (lion dance) and parade with taiko accompaniment.

今年もよろしくおねがいします

The performance is free with admission to the museum. Performance times are 12:00-12:20 PM and 2:15-2:35 PM. For more information, please visit The Boston Children’s Museum event calendar.

Jul
16
Sun
Black Ships Festival @ Cardine's Field
Jul 16 @ 12:00 pm

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Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances of the year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade.  The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.

Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.

The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.

Jul
14
Sat
City of Newport Black Ships Festival @ Touro Park
Jul 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Odaiko New England is very pleased to help celebrate the City of Newport’s weekend-long Black Ships Festival. This year catch our performances through out the day in Touro Park at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. The festival celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade.  The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.

Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.

Jan
20
Sun
Oshogatsu at the Boston Children’s Museum @ Boston Children's Museum
Jan 20 all-day

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Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most important annual festivals. Join us at the Children’s Museum to celebrate 2019, the Year of the Pig. Following our performance will be a shi-shi-mai (lion dance) and parade with taiko accompaniment.

今年もよろしくおねがいします

The performance is free with admission to the museum. For more information, please visit The Boston Children’s Museum event calendar.

Jan
19
Sun
Oshogatsu at the Boston Children’s Museum @ Boston Children's Museum
Jan 19 all-day

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Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most important annual festivals. Join us at the Children’s Museum to celebrate 2020, the Year of the Rat. Following our performance will be a shi-shi-mai (lion dance) and parade with taiko accompaniment.

今年もよろしくおねがいします

The performance is free with admission to the museum. For more information, please visit The Boston Children’s Museum event calendar.