The Earthshaking World – Maidaiko Aska-Gumi
 
Time and Venue
March 19 (Wednesday), March 20 (Thursday) 7:30 PM
Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government, Chi Te Hall
March 22 (Saturday) 2:30 PM
March 23 (Sunday) 7:30 PM
Taipei Cultural Center, City Stage
March 26 (Wednesday), March 27 (Thursday) 7:30PM
Taichung Chungshan Hall
Ticket rates
NTD500, NTD700, NTD1,000, NTD1,200, and NTD1,500
Box office
Chin-Shuan Cultural & Educational Foundation
Phone: 02-2523-7499, 02-2523-4100 Ext. 125, 156
Instructor: Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan
Organizer: Chin-Shuan Cultural & Educational Foundation
Co-Organizers: Japanese Juridical Person Democracy Music Academy
Department of Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: Dinkle International Co., Ltd., Order System Furniture, etc.
The world-famous Taiko troupe combines Shinobue, Shakuhachi, and modern electronic music revealing the energetic performance and luxuriant stage. Powerful Taiko with the elements of Kabuki and Kanji creates the powerful Maidaiko for people to aware the beauty of Japanese traditional art.
Repertoires: RYOZANPAKU, HANA MI SARU, DRAGON FALL
Introduction for Maidaiko Aska-Gumi
Maidaiko Ask-Gumi is a Taiko musical troupe formed in 1990 by Diagoro Aska
Powerful Taiko, Shinobue, and Shakuhachi accompany the art of graceful Kabuki dance and Kanji and blend modern electronic music to appear brand-new creations continuously.
Aska-gumi energetic performance and luxuriant stage is well known all over the world and has performed in France, Netherlands, Egypt, Turkey, Taiwan, Russia, Hawaii, Siapan, and Los Angelas. Also, Aska-gumi has released the video of “Maidaiko Aska-gumi” and four CD albums. They performs over the hundred times per year worldwide.
Chief of Aska-gumi – Diagoro Aska
1Diagoro started to learn Japanese dance since 16 years old studied with the leader of “Japanese dance Aska Sect” and was independent after 12 years of his student lives. He focused on Taiko performance in 1974 and established Maidaiko Aska-gumi in 1990 and started the performances worldwide.
Besides, he trained Taiko troupe in Japan and created Taiko music with more than 1200 students.
Diagoro has been awarded with “Kansai Art Festival Award” and “International News Service Award”, and has written the book of “Recommendation of Japanese Taiko”.
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