About Us

Taiko Journey nurtures community well-being through taiko drumming.

Manifesting the power of connection with self and others, Taiko Journey empowers people to believe in themselves and unlock their potential through rhythm, movement, and joy.

Taiko Journey supports everyone to forge a path to personal empowerment, to feel a sense of belonging and to find their rhythm, as we journey together through the experience of taiko drumming.

Taiko Journey runs public classes & workshops, offers taiko experiences in schools, runs taiko teambuilding events for businesses, and works with organisations wanting to facilitate deep transformational change for their service users.

Taiko Journey also nurtures the Taiko Journey Collective – a drumming collective that performs locally, and Zassō – a taiko performance project that explores collaboration and co-creation with local artists.

Taiko Journey’s Core Values

Compassion: We insist that everyone, without exception, is treated with kindness and respect.  We believe in ‘no judging of self or others’.

Inclusivity: By embracing diversity we can truly ignite positive social change.  We believe in finding a way. It might take longer to get there, it might mean taking a different route, but we will work with anyone who wants to play. We believe in individual progression, not comparison to others.

Wellbeing: We are always mindful of the body (ergonomics) and work with NEFF’s five ways to wellbeing within our sessions to promote physical, mental and emotional wellbeing: Connect, Be active, Take notice, Keep learning, Give.

Collaboration: We believe that collaborating with other artists, practices and events will create a unique style and add to the community spirit of our taiko.  We believe in community-written repertoire and promote the copy-left movement – music is for sharing, and credit goes to all contributors.

Self-Expression: Whoever you are comes out in your music – we encourage self-expression in playing and performing taiko, right down to what you want to wear.