News ＆Upcoming Events
News - Performance on Sado
Ibuki Taiko travelled to Sado Island, Japan in August 2024 to perform at the Big Little Taiko Fes as part of Kodo’s Earth Celebration Festival! They created a new piece ‘Inis’ to bring a taste of Ireland to Japan.
News - Emperor of Japan State Visit
Our Artistic & Cultural Directors were invited to a special event with the Emperor of Japan during his state visit to the UK in recognition of their work to advance Japanese culture in the North of Ireland.
News - Ten Years of Foyle Obon
To celebrate ten years since we first began this amazing organisation, we have put together some of the more memorable moments and achievements!
News - RAW TAiko to perform at Obon
RAW Taiko will travel to Derry to deliver workshops and perform at our festival on May 18th 2024!
News -The Matsuri Project
‘Matsuri’ translates as ‘festival’ in Japanese. At the heart of many Japanese festivals, there is a small core group of ‘matsuri’ musicians who play the familiar folk songs and bon odori dance repertoire. We wanted to create a similar live experience for our homegrown festival audiences and participants and are delighted to have been supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to bring this group together for our festival in May 2023.