North American Taiko Conference/Taiko Jam
In early August, the whole Unit Souzou team, 17 strong — including Michelle and Toru; the Community Group — Abby, Amanda, Emi, Erin, Gregg, Lois, Michelle, Naomi, Scott, Yasuko, Zoli; and the...
View ArticleGoodbye, Hello…and THANK YOU!
We were overwhelmed with the outpouring of support for our Goodbye, Hello fundraising campaign. Through the generous donation of nearly 80 donors, not only were we able to produce our first TaikoWorks...
View ArticleTaikoWorks 2017
On August 30, Unit Souzou said goodbye to a place that has been home, and also ushered in a powerful, energetic new tradition. The first ever TaikoWorks was a site specific show at the Jade APANO...
View ArticleUnit Souzou 2018 Goals
As we begin 2018, we are ready to triple down on our work and our three years as Unit Souzou. It feels like a great to time reflect on the foundation of what we intended to create our company, with...
View ArticleTaikoWorks 2018
UNIT SOUZOU’s TaikoWorks 2018 August 25, 2018, 3:00pm Lan Su Chinese Garden, 239 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR 97209 We are excited to work with our esteemed partners at Lan Su Chinese Garden to...
View ArticleNPN Creation & Development Award
We are excited to announce that Unit Souzou is one of 14 national projects selected to receive a 2018 Creation & Development Award from National Performance Network (NPN)! The Constant State of...
View ArticleReflecting on 2018
During this season of gratitude, giving, and gathering, we want to acknowledge and appreciate you, our beloved community. Our work at Unit Souzou is rooted in our relationship and collaborations with...
View ArticleSetting our 2019 Intentions
For the past three years, Unit Souzou has set inspirational words as themes for the year to bring intention and connection to our work. In 2016, we were motivated by our goals of deepening,...
View Article2019 Reflections
How our themes inspired our work At the beginning of each year, we set our intentions by naming themes that will light our way. This year’s intentions were especially important and foundational as we...
View Article2020 Here we come
Setting annual intentions has become an important grounding process for us at Unit Souzou. In reflecting over our themes from the past four years, we can humbly trace our journey and emergence as...
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