HARU:Looking Forward to Spring
Calgary’s Japanese Taiko Drum Performance Ensemble, Yama no Oto presents YUKI, a virtual celebration of snow and winter in Calgary. Starting with HATSU YUKI (the peaceful first snowfall of the season) and ending with HARU (looking forward to Springtime), Yama no Oto will perform taiko drums, shamisen, shinobue, and other percussion instruments to celebrate winter. Please tune into our social media channels and to Chinook Blast for these special winter taiko performances!
We acknowledge Treaty 7 territory—the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Kainai, Piikani and Siksika as well as the Tsuu T’ina First Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We recognize the land as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.
Performances were filmed individually on location in Calgary, Cochrane, Kananaskis, and Lethbridge according to public health guidelines at the time of filming.
Feb 22, 2021: HATSU YUKI, The First Snowfall
Feb 24, 2021: FUBUKI, Snowstorm
Feb 26, 2021: YUKI ASOBI, Playing in the Snow
Feb 28, 2021: HARU, Looking Forward to Spring