For the second concert in their 2011 Global Beat Series, JSDD's WAE (Wellness, Arts and Enrichment) Center is teaming up with Congregation Beth Ahm of West Essex to bring one of the most well known Taiko drumming groups on the East Coast to Verona.
The concert features the New York based group, Soh Daiko. Much more than just percussion, Soh Daiko’s presentation also features the visual element of movement and choreography, requiring the physical strength, endurance, and energy that makes taiko such an exciting performance experience. They have performed at celebrated venues that include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the American Museum of Natural History, and Radio City Music Hall. The group has also been featured on Public Television’s Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, and National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and with artists such as Korn, Rob Thomas, and Kanye West.
JSDD WAE Center’s Global Beat Series, now in its sixth year, is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administrated by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
