Arugakki in concert: "Tricky Left"
Sat, Jun 13
|Tacoma Buddhist Temple - Social Hall
“Tricky Left” is a dynamic and emotional powerhouse of original music and choreography, featuring taiko, percussion, synthesizers, and home-made instruments enmeshed with movement.
Time & Location
Jun 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tacoma Buddhist Temple - Social Hall, 1717 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
About the event
Over three years in the making, "Tricky Left" is a dynamic and emotional powerhouse of original music and choreography, featuring taiko (Japanese drums), percussion, synthesizers, and home-made instruments enmeshed with movement.
Formed in 2020 by life-long dancer, Minh Nguyen, and internationally-recognized taiko artist, Kristofer Bergstrom, Arugakki debuted with its critically-acclaimed theater production, "Harbor" (https://k--b.org/performances/harbor-premier) and has gone on to become one of the taiko world's most exciting ensembles. A preview of "Tricky Left" presented at the 2025 North American Taiko Conference was acclaimed as one of the most original and emotional taiko performances of the last decade.
No admission charge. Donations appreciated.