Recent Presentations, Interviews, etc.
Karen has 20+ years experience performing, presenting, and speaking to hundreds of audiences in a wide range of community and educational settings. The following is an abbreviated list of recent appearances.
To inquire about Karen’s extensive background as a teaching artist please contact her directly.
Taiko Conferences
North America
North American Taiko Conference, San Diego, CA (2017) Las Vegas, NV (2015)
Women and Taiko, Summer Taiko Institute, San Diego (2017)
Regional Taiko Gathering, Vancouver, BC (2016), Seattle, WA (2018)
East Coast Taiko Conference, SUNY Stony Brook, NY (2018), Brown University (2017)
Europe
European Taiko Conference, UK (2017, 2016) and Germany (2018)
UK Taiko Festival, UK (2016)
Taikopalooza, Germany (2018, 2017)
Women in Taiko Composition Team, N. Ireland (2018)
Other Venues
Boston AIR: Can Artists Change the City? (panel presentation) Boston Hubweek. Boston, MA. October, 2018
Rhythmic Resistance: An interactive artist talk and demonstration. Emmanuel College, Asian Student Association, Boston, MA. April, 2018
Rhythmic Resistance: An interactive workshop on celebrating womxn and community building. Brown University, Brown Center of Students of Color, Providence, RI. March, 2018
To see Karen’s work with the multigenerational, pan-Asian women’s group, The Genki Spark, please use this link.