Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Contents xiii
4. List of Video and Audio Examples xv
5. Introduction 1
6. Transition: Don 25
7. 1. Looking, Listening, and Moving 29
8. 2. Inventories: The Material Culture of Taiko 54
9. Transition: She Dances on a Taiko 73
10. 3. Dancing the Body Politic 75
11. Transition: Unison and Circles 105
12. 4. Good Gigs, Bad Gigs: Drumming between Hope and Anger 107
13. 5. Taiko, Erotics, and Anger 118
14. Transition: From My Journal—Learning and Playing “Miyake,” May 8, 2006 155
15. 6. Pain and the Body Politic: Taiko Players Talk about Blisters and More 159
16. 7. Cruising the Pac Rim: Driven to Thrill 173
17. Transition: How to Leave a Taiko Group 199
18. Conclusion: Core Values 203
19. Notes 209
20. Acknowledgments 229
21. Glossary 233
22. References 243
23. American Crossroads 259
24. Index 263