Kinematic / Kinesthetic
May 2025
Collaboration with AXIS Dance Company, Berkeley CA. Performance: Exploratorium, San Fransisco, CA
Kinematic/Kinesthetic is a groundbreaking work that integrates emerging and existing technologies to expand movement potential for both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Watch as AXIS Dance Company pushes the boundaries of dance technology through the use of assistive mobility devices, including telescoping crutches and robotic hexapod legs imagined by multidisciplinary artist Ben Levine. Journey to the intersection of art, disability, and access technology in this captivating performance. Created with funding from a Hewlett Foundation 50 Arts Commission. Robotic Wheelchair provided by Omeo Technology
Creative Collaborators
Lighting Design and Lead Artist - Engineering: Ben Levine
Choreographer - Nadia Adame in collaboration with AXIS Dancers
Mesh Mélange
enTaiko Concert 2025
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center
*Documentary video coming soon
"Mesh Mélange" is a groundbreaking initiative that unites dancers and musicians with disabilities to create performances that challenge traditional art forms. Through the dynamic rhythms of taiko drumming and percussion, this project bridges communities, showcasing the transformative power of creativity, inclusion, and connection. The title Mesh Mélange captures the essence of this event: a vibrant fusion of individuality and unity, where diverse talents come together to weave a stunning tapestry of sound and movement.
Guest Artists:
GATHERED DanceAbility, Scott Selby: Deaf Tap Dancer, Walle Brown: Breaking
TOKYO BORDERLESS
enTaiko Concert 2024
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center
enTaiko presents a concert that blends traditional Japanese taiko with classical music and breakdancing. Led by conductor Inés Voglar Belgique and featuring the Portland Youth Philharmonic String Ensemble, the performance reimagines enTaiko’s piece "Celebration." Breakdancing champion Walle Brown adds a dynamic street-style element, creating a unique fusion of classical and modern influences while honoring Taiko's cultural roots.
Taiko & Light
enTaiko Concert 2023
Portland Community College Sylvania Campus Performing Arts Center
NorthWest Children’s Theater
Guest artists- CymaSpace, Saxophone - Patrick MuCulley
Taiko and light is an inclusive multisensory concert experience where Japanese Taiko drumming is translated into light as patterns and rhythms of color, intensity, and motion to be enjoyed by both deaf and hearing audiences.
SEVEN KNOTS
enTaiko Concert 2019
-Gloria Bendi Flamenco
Guest Artist
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center
SAMURAI ROCK
enTaiko Concert 2018
Guest artists- Jotaro Yoshimura, Koseisen, Osaka, Japan
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center
SYNCHRONIZE
enTaiko Concert 2017
Guest artist - Marimba composer, Eric Schopmeyer
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center
Guest Artist: Eric Schopmeyer
Eric Schopmeyer has been teaching music in Portland Public Schools for 16 years. He currently teaches at Buckman Elementary. From 2000-2011 he headed the Marysville Marimba band. He has published two volumes of original works for student marimba ensemble. He composed over 5 pieces with en Taiko with the composition which is Japanese Taiko with Zimbabwean-style marimba.
enTaiko Concert 2016
Guest artist- Koto artist, Mitsuki Dazai
Mitsuki Dazai
A graduate of Japan’s renowned Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo, Mitsuki is studied in contemporary koto and has performed professionally throughout the world. In 2015, she released her 1st CD “Shanti Samsara”. Mitsuki also leads and instructs a koto ensemble group, Oregon Koto-Kai. She enjoys introducing her beautiful koto music to the diverse cultures of the world.
