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Portland Taiko

  • Whidbey Island Center for the Arts 565 Camano Avenue Langley, WA, 98260 United States (map)

WICA welcomes back Portland Taiko, the award-winning Asian-American drumming ensemble.  Rhythm, melody, and movement are woven together into an exhilarating musical experience.  By combining traditional, contemporary compositions, and choreography, Portland Taiko takes Asian-American music into unexplored territory with its innovative and provocative creations. Taiko, the Japanese word for "drum" and the name of the art form, has its roots in Japanese tradition and was used in religious ceremonies, community festivals, and theater.  

In addition to the public evening performance, there will be a free matinee earlier that day for local students - made possible by the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

These activities are supported, in part, with funds provided by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), ArtsWA, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Adults $15 | Students $12

PURCHASING TICKETS

Click Here for Online Purchases
Via Phone: Please Call the Box Office at
800.638.7631 or 360.221.8268
In Person: Visit the Box Office at
565 Camano Ave, Langley, WA 98260

**Online Tickets Purchases are available until 12-Noon the day of the show.**

BOX OFFICE HOURS:
Wednesday through Saturday
1pm - 6pm
and 2 hours before every show

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Or questions regarding your ticket order please call or visit the WICA Box Office.

 

Earlier Event: April 15
Rumors
Later Event: April 23
Poetry Month Celebration with Matt Gano

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts would like to begin by acknowledging that we gather on the ancestral homelands, originally known as Tscha-kole-chy (SHA-KOL-CHI) in Lushootseed (LU-SHOOT-SEED), of the Coastal Salish Peoples, on the lands of the lower Skagit, Tulalip (tuh·lay·luhp), Swinomish (SWIN-ə-mish), Snohomish (snō-hō-mish), Stillaguamish (still-uh-GWAH-mish), and Suquamish (soo-kwah-mish), who have lived in the Salish Sea basin since time immemorial and have hunted, fished, gathered, and taken care of these lands.

We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and we honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water.

Please join us in expressing our deepest respect and gratitude to the indigenous people of this territory and for their enduring care and protection of the land in which we currently occupy and share through the Treaty of Point Elliott signed by 82 tribes in Múckl-te-óh (Mukilteo) on January 22, 1855.