Upcoming

Saturday, June 3, 2023
Special ten ten collaborative performance (45 minutes) presented by Together We Rise – Celebrate Scarborough!  Scarborough Civic Centre. 5:15 pm.  More info – http://togetherwerise.ca

Sunday, August 6, 2023
Ten Ten performs at Powell Street Festival. Details TBA

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Burlington Sakura Matsuri

Photos by Kevin He   Photos by Maybeth Curtin   Saturday, May 13, 2023 Ten Ten performance at the Burlington Sakura Festival. 2:30 pm.  Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Family Lobby. The Burlington Mundialization Committee hosts Sakura Festival in honour of Burlington’s twin city, Itabashi, Japan.

Gibson House Museum

Ten Ten performed two 45 minute set as part of a Salon concert series presented by the Gibson House Museum, North York. 

March break solo performance at the Royal Ontario Museum

Monday, March 11 Cultural Springtime Celebrations at ROM. Solo live performances at 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm (20 minute set). https://www.rom.on.ca/en/march-break-2023

Hawaii performances in March

Aki will be performing in Hawaii for the first time..

performance at Tonarigumi

Tonarigumi (Japanese Community Volunteers Association in Vancouver) hosted Aki for a lunchtime solo Min’yo performance which she donated as part of her 10-10-20 project.

performance at the Steveston Buddhist Temple

  Aki was honoured to be invited by Reverend Grant Ikuta to present a solo performance to members of the Steveston Buddhist Temple in British Columbia as part of her 10-10-20 project.

performance at Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre

Aki gave a solo performance for members and family of Chibi Daiko at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Vancouver as part of her 10-10-20 project.

An Evening of Shamisen and Sitar

Aki Takahashi (Toronto) will perform a solo set featuring shamisen and vocals for her project 10-10-20.

ten ten performance and workshops at the Toronto Taiko Festival

We are very excited to be featuring different taiko players from across the region…

Calgary Taiko Gathering: STRONGER TOGETHER

Celebrate our common love for taiko and strengthen our connections at the Regional Taiko Gathering in Calgary, Alberta…

The Bentway “And With”

And With is a mobile sounding installation where audience/experiencers…

Aki’s solo performance before the film “THE LAST GOZE”

Aki will present a special solo performance…

ten ten performance at the Burlington Itabashi Sakura Festival

The Sakura Festival will celebrate the Japanese cherry blossom…

ten ten releases new single “Dokaraka Don”

It’s a pretty different world at the moment…

Ya-Hoi Yasakoi video shoot

On Sunday, December 5…

Forth album of original songs OIRO NAOSHI

ten ten is proud to release its 4th album “OIRO NAOSHI” (Evolving Colours) 

Quemado video shoot

ten ten will be releasing three music videos in early 2022.  Filming has already been completed for Quemado featuring Flamenco dancer Kiyo Asaoka.  The videos are directed by Cailleah Scott-Grimes and Gina Hara.  We would like to acknowledge the generous support of The Canada Council for the Arts for making this project possible. Please check …

ten ten’s “Horie Sankyoku”

ten ten’s “Horie Sankyoku” will be featured in this season’s Music 311 program!

ten ten releases new track “Quemado”

QUEMADO is a collaborative piece incorporating shamisen, taiko set, and flamenco dancing.

ten ten performs at Beyond Toronto Taiko Festival

ten ten to perform at Beyond Toronto Taiko Festival…

New EP to be released soon!

ten ten just completed a new album…

ten ten’s music will be aired on CBC music’s “Frequencies”.

ten ten’s music will be aired on CBC music’s “Frequencies”…

ten ten performs at “Celebrating Community”

For the first time since the pandemic…

Aki Takahashi awarded TO Live funding

Ten Ten artistic directore Aki Takahashi was among a select group…

ten ten’s third album ATODASHI

ten ten’s latest album ATODASHI…

ten ten’s Music featured in New Documentary

Ten Ten’s music featured in a new documentary of renowned architect Raymond Moriyama…

Women From Space Festival

Aki Takahashi and Anita Katakkar (tabla) perform…

Review of Ko-Banashi on Bandcamp!

Read a recent review of ten Ten’s CD, Ko-banashi!

JI GOE Online Workshop

Aki Takahashi recently completed a 4-part online workshop series for kadon…

ten ten & Chieko Kojima

Ten Ten had a very special performance with renowned dancer Chieko Kojima of Kodo…