Join us for a Contemporary Dance/Taiko Workshop, Saturday, Oct. 29, 3:00pm at the SOU Theatre Building, Room #137.

What happens when you cross Taiko Drumming with Contemporary Dance? Let’s find out! This workshop will introduce simple Taiko rhythms with movement, and modern dance phrases. Expect to drum AND dance!

Featured guest artist: Suzee Grilley. Free to SOU faculty, staff, and students; Community members $15. Cash only at the door. First come, first admitted. 16 person capacity.

About Suzee Grilley: Suzee Grilley, MFA Dance & Choreography, is a dancer, choreographer, performer and educator. She was a member of the Nikolais Dance Theatre, touring the world. She has performed and choreographed with countless ensembles, including her own dance company, and sonoluminescence. She has set her choreography on dancers at Virginia Commonwealth University, Wake Forrest University, UCLA and Loyola Marymount University. Ms. Grilley practiced and taught the African/Brazilian Martial Art Capoeira for 15 years. She has choreographed in 3 seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Ms. Grilley began studying and performing Taiko in 2008. She was a member of Watsonville Taiko, Shinsho Mugen Daiko and Shinsei Daiko, all directed by Ikuyo Conant. Ms. Grilley taught and performed with SOU Percussion Ensemble in May 2022. She teaches and performs Taiko in Ashland with her emerging ensemble, Elbow Room Taiko. In a parallel world, Suzee assists her husband Paul leading Yin Yoga, Anatomy, and meditation programs. http://www.paulgrilley.com