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Workshop - October 2007
October 13, Saturday, 11:30-15:30
Reservation required (limited to 20 people)
Registration will begin at 11:00 am so that the workshop can begin promptly. We recommend having an early lunch prior to the workshop. Please bring your own water.
WORKSHOP:
Creating Resonance between Self and Others using Drums and Rhythm
LEADER:
Kaoru SASAKI, DCFG certified drum circle facilitator
PLACE:
Shinjuku Mura Studios, Studio 34
LANGUAGE:
Japanese, with some English interpretation
FEE:
Members 6000yen
Non-members 7000yen
REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration is required as space is limited to 20 people. Send an email with your name and contact number to 
. Payment can be made at the door.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Drum circles use rhythm to explore and inspire group empowerment, communication and community building. “Be here now” is the discovery that comes from this powerful performance. Beyond cultural definitions such as age, job, musical experience, nationality, gender and personality, a sense of community is built. Communication not just with others but also new avenues within yourself is achieved.
WORKSHOP LEADERS:
After first encountering African music, Kaoru Sasaki became the only Japanese to complete her advanced drum circle training under Arthur Hull, the father of the drum circle community (2004, 05). In 2005, she was named the first international drum circle facilitator by DCFG, the Drum Circle Facilitator Guild (http://www.dcfg.net/dcfg06/home.html). She is also a member of the Japan Music Performers Association. In 2004, she presented at the association’s annual conference on using Arthur Hull’s techniques for physical, psychological and social well-being of the elderly and infirm. Since then, she has been instrumental in bringing Arthur Hull’s teachings to Japan. Participants in the drum circles she has led now number in the 10,000’s and include people from all walks of life ? educators, social workers, business people attending her seminars, music festivals and other drum/rhythm circles. She has translated several works, including Drumming at the Edge of Magic, by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, Healing with Drumming and Rhythm by Robert L. Freedman, and Drum Circle Spirit by Arthur Hull.
How to get there?:
Shinjuku-mura Studios:
- Five minutes from Marunouchi Line, Nishi Shinjuku, exit 1.
- Eight minutes from Marunouchi and Oedo Line, Nakano Sakaue Station, exit A8.
- By bus from JR Shinjuku Station, bus stop # 8, 9 or 10. One minute from Seishi Sakashita bus stop.
Please check their website (Japanese) at http://www.shinjukumura.co.jp/ for details.
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