TAIKO DOZEN

Taiko Dozen is a unified training program to re-establish dialogue with body, develop spiritual and physical stability, coexistence, and to design and maintain balanced life through Taiko: Japanese drumming. It focus on the concept of Spiritual Ergonomics - to see matters from a spiritual perception by sensing what is ‘right’ in order to find a balance within body-heart-mind.

In Sunshine Coast hinterland Moto Niwa set up Dojo: Mu Farm residential training centre where physical and mental training are integrated into daily life; whether it be a centre for learning Taiko, martial arts, movement, calligraphy, tea ceremony and cooking. These art forms have the purpose of improving a person and helping them to find truth – through communion with the guide and other participants.

Professional training in Japan in art history, western style oil painting, Noh, Japanese calligraphy, and traditional textile design and technique. Three decades experience with traditional Japanese drumming - established and taught the award-winning groups ‘Yokohama Chojya Daiko’ and ‘Bachiatri’ in Yokahama, Japan. He also established an Australian based percussion group ‘Batari’ in Brisbane, performing contemporary music with professional artists from various cultural/musical backgrounds. Cross-cultural and community cultural development work as project design, coordinator, tutor, editor, performer, photographer, audio artist and artistic adviser. Currently researching future visions of regional communities in Qld: the Community Identity Project.