Stage 8: The Wesleyan Taiko Ensemble

(WTNH) - The Wesleyan Taiko Ensemble performs on Stage 8.

The Wesleyan Taiko Ensemble's Spring Concert will be taking place on Friday, May 4 at 7pm in Crowell Concert Hall, located at 50 Wyllys Avenue on the Wesleyan campus in Middletown. Tickets are $3 for the general public, and $2 for Wesleyan students.

The Wesleyan Taiko drumming students under the direction of Kaoru Watanabe will perform the thunderous and exhilarating rhythms of Japanese Taiko drumming. Several dynamic styles will be showcased, demonstrating both traditional and contemporary Taiko.

Wesleyan University's Center for the Arts is an eleven-building complex on the Wesleyan campus that houses the departments of art and art history, dance, film studies, music, and theater. Opened in 1973, the CFA serves as a cultural center for the region, the state and New England. The Center includes the 400-seat Theater, the 260-seat Hall, the World Music Hall (a non-Western performance space), the 414-seat Crowell Concert Hall and the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery.

For tickets, call 860-685-3355 or visit www.wesleyan.edu/cfa