The Teams
LEADERSHIP
FOUNDER, ARTISTIC & PROGRAM DIRECTOR
KAREN S. YOUNG
TREASURER, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
BEN JEN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KENNETH D. BAILEY, PRESIDENT
KENNETH HIRAKAWA, SECRETARY
DANA NELSON, DIRECTOR
OLDER AND BOLDER TEAM
In Partnership with BCYF Grove Hall Senior Center:
Aidee Pomales, Director, Ayana Green, Elderly Service Worker
Core Members:
Valerie Best, Willa Grant, Gloria Johnson, Anita Jones (not pictured), Juanita Peterson, Donna Redd, Naomi Roberston, Diane Shephard, Noel Staples, Zoila Weddborn (may she rest in peace)
Guest Artists:
ManMan Mui, Amy Naylor, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Yuri Kimura, Porscha Olayiwola, Michael Rosegrant, Billy Dean Thomas, Ngoc Tran Vu, The Genki Spark
Videographer/Photography
Tina Xu, Darren Cole
TAIKO AT THE (GAY)TE TEAM
KASA and Friends Performers:
Karen Young, Director, mica rose, Sr. Apprentice, Mel Taing, Sr. Apprentice, Maria Gerdyman, student, Emma Ishida, student, Colin Sheehy, student, tomo deeney, guest artist
A big thank you to everyone for helping us make this production happen: Elizabeth Endo our photographer and graphic designer, Kelly Tan graphic design, Daniel Villanueva our videographer, Carmen Powell and St. John’s Church for supplying an affordable venue, Amanda Yuan catering for performers, Cultural Equity Incubator for supplying sound equipment, and DS4SI for providing production supplies and of course our sponsors The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement and Creative Impact for Change.
REIMAGINING A NEW WORLD TEAM (archive)
Organized by Michelle Fujii & Karen Young
Technical Support provided by Sarah Ayako, Vicky Zhang, Ian Berve, Sarah Gilbert (TCA), and Kristina McGaha (TCA)
Website Designers: Emma Valentine & Eileen Ho
Video Editor: Mark H Rooney
Organizational Allies include Taiko Community Alliance, Unit Souzou, Women & Taiko, Odaiko Sonora, Raging Asian Womxn (RAW), Seattle Kokon Taiko, Taiko Arts Midwest, TaikoPeace, Sacramento Taiko Dan, Mujo Creative, Project Ikigai, kaDON, San Jose Taiko
