2025 is Casual Fifth’s Fifth Anniversary

To mark this milestone we’ll be putting on a show with some of our greatest hits and featuring special guests. This concert is 90 minutes of taiko, dance, music, and many collaborations in between.

Casual Fifth is a Philadelphia-based Taiko and Modern Dance ensemble focused on creating innovative work rooted in the fundamentals and history of Japanese Taiko drumming and American modern dance.

Since 2020 Casual Fifth has grown with more taiko cadets, more mentors, and more original pieces. In addition to creating new repertoire in taiko and dance separately, our goal is finding the combination of taiko and dance together.

This concert will also feature Sukeroku Daiko, one of the original Japanese drumming ensemble groups to perform taiko outside of religious and theater settings. They popularized the naname-dai style of taiko drumming in the 1960s. We are honored that Sukeroku members will be donating their time to join us on stage to perform some of their original taiko songs as well as collaborate with us on joint pieces.

Three Shows:

• Friday November 7 evening at 7:00 PM
• Saturday November 8 matinee at 2:00 PM 
• Saturday November 8 evening at 7:00 PM

Appropriate for all ages!

Performances will be at Christ Church Neighborhood House In Old City http://www.neighborhood-house.com/

More information on the artists and the program can be found at casualfifth.com/fifthanniversary