Published On Aug 13, 2009
Kim Arrow's homepage: http://www.swarthmore.edu/x19232.xml
Pew Fellowship: http://www.pewarts.org/2003/arrow/
Taiko Excerpt from the Spring 2009 Student Dance Concert: http://media.swarthmore.edu/video/?p=191
Excerpt from the Spring 2009 Student Dance Concert: http://media.swarthmore.edu/video/?p=197
Taiko drumming has been a feature of the College's dance offerings for nearly a decade, thanks largely to the efforts of Associate Professor of Dance Kim Arrow. Here, he discusses how what he calls a "perfect marriage of dance and drumming" has grown at Swarthmore, including the development of a significant relationship between the College and Tamagawa University in Japan.
Arrow, an accomplished dancer and choreographer, is the recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts for choreography, among other awards. He joined Swarthmore's faculty in 1991 and next teaches a taiko repertory class in Spring 2010.
For more Swarthmore Taiko, check out the links at the top of the description.