Performances
BOOK A PERFORMANCE WITH US!
We would love to perform at your function, festival, school, or community event. Performance fee will apply. RMD MA is proud to support the local community, schools, and military.
Please contact us for details.
FUTURE EVENTS
JAPANESE celebration
Boston Red Sox & Japan Society Boston
Saturday, September 28, 2024
RMD MA is scheduled to perform from 3:10 pm - 3:40 pm on Jersey St, Fenway Park
We are looking forward to this special event that celebrates the history, culture and spirit of Japan. And cheering for the Red Sox, of course!
International Day
Winchester MA Farmers Market
Saturday, October 12, 2024
RMD MA will perform at 11:00 am at the Winchester Common
We are excited to be a part of this community event, where there will be a variety of entertainment, activities, artisans, organizations and food vendors.
BUNKA NO HI (culture day)
Mountain River Taiko & Friends
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Showtime is 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Bombyx in Florence MA
It is our pleasure to join Mountain River Taiko & Friends for this celebration of Japanese culture and performance arts.
PAST EVENTS
mid-autumn lantern festival
Saturday, August 24, 2024
In honor of the traditional Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, this weekend community cultural event featured lanterns, local performers and community food vendors in a celebration of hope. We brought our kokoro spirit and joyfully shared Eisa with everyone!
EISA Pageant 2024
August 4, 2024 0:30AM (ET) Live event from Okinawa, Japan!
Eisa pageant provides a unique opportunity for the community to learn an Eisa dance from members of an RMD branch. The MA branch welcomed public participants and taught them an Eisa dance that was choreographed in Okinawa.
RMD Okinawa presented a live performance open to the public featuring Eisa Pageant Participants. Since 2009, more than 4,000 dancers have joined the event each year via livestream.
RMD MA participated by recorded performance due to the time difference.
PRIVATE BANQUET
July 28, 2024
Ed DeCosta's Karate Dojo (Okinawan Uechi-Ryu karate school) celebrated their 50th Anniversary with five esteemed guests from Okinawa, including Grandmaster Tsutomu Nakahodo. We were honored to be invited as the featured entertainment for this banquet and excited about our first performance in Rhode Island.
JAPAN FESTIVAL BOSTON
April 27 & 28 2024
RMD MA had its debut performance at the Japan Festival Boston this year! We brought Eisa to the stage on both days of the festival, where we had beautiful weather, fantastic audiences and all of our members present to share our kokoro spirit. Many thanks to the organizers and we look forward to returning next year!
Ryukyukoku Matsuri daiko 40th Anniversary
February 11, 2024
2 members from RMD MA joined the Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko's 40th Anniversary Concert in Okinawa. It was such a special event and they were overjoyed to be able to join the members from the original home of RMD for Mirukumunari, one of their signature songs.
Congratulations to our friends in Okinawa and may you enjoy Eisa for many more years to come!
ARGENTINA 25th Anniversary
November 25, 2023
2 members from RMD MA had the good fortune to participate in Argentina's 25th Anniversary Concert! Congratulations to our friends in Argentina!
Members from the Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, and Massachusetts Branches joined the Argentina Branch to celebrate this important milestone. The concert was held in El Nacional Sancor Seguros Theater in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fun fact: The performing members of RMD MA wear the names of the other members on their arms so that all our energies are there together!
OHIO 10th Anniversary
October 21, 2023
6 members from RMD MA joined the Ohio Branch's 10th Anniversary Concert. It was a great experience to celebrate this RMD Anniversary together and we send our sincere congratulations to our friends in Ohio!
The Los Angeles, Houston, Osaka, Peru, Brazil, Massachusetts, and Okinawa Branches joined the Ohio Branch for this momentous occasion!
2023 EISA PAGEANT
August 6, 2023
RMD MA particularly enjoyed participating in this year's Eisa Pageant, as we hosted our special guest instructor Ryuichi from the Uruma RMD branch in Okinawa! His visit was made possible through a generous grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
We had a wonderful day performing with our members and community, enabling us to join the global RMD community remotely for the event. On recording day, we danced and celebrated with supportive friends and family, sharing our love of Eisa and Okinawa.
We look forward to this annual event, connecting with other Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko branches in the USA, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Czech Republic, Japan, and Okinawa, as well as audiences around the world.
Thank you, all, for making this a great Eisa Pageant experience!
2023 Stow springfest
June 3, 2023
We performed at the 2023 Stow SpringFest, as part of a day long event with family-friendly activities and vendors, indoors and out. We shared eisa with our enthusiastic audience, including the Stow community, family and friends.
We enjoyed our return to this fun annual festival and our connection with the Town of Stow!
2022 SNHU International Education Week
Nov 2, 2022
RMD MA was invited to participate in International Education Week at Southern New Hampshire University.
We shared Okinawan culture by performing a robust program of Eisa pieces, interspersed with educational information on Okinawan history, Okinawan arts and Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko.
The students in the audience were enthusiastically engaged and the SNHU staff were amazing collaborators, supporting us throughout the day.
Thank you very much for having us!
2022 Asian american day festival
Sept 10, 2022
The weather was beautiful for RMD MA's debut Boston performance at the Asian American Day Festival on Boston Common.
Within a full and diverse program schedule, we added a unique addition to the lineup, showcasing several pieces from our repertoire. We were excited to see and hear joyous RMD MA friends in the audience during our set, and are very thankful for the many helpers and visitors to our booth throughout the day.
2022 EISA PAGEANT
Aug 7, 2022
The 2022 Eisa Pageant was a resounding success, and we were very grateful for the opportunity to participate in this worldwide event. We are honored to have shared the joy of Eisa with many new and old friends, embracing icharibacho-de-, which is an Okinawan phrase meaning "once we meet, we are friends/family for life."
Even though we were remote, we felt a very special bond by connecting with Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko branches in the USA, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Czech Republic, Japan, and Okinawa, as well as audiences around the globe.
Thank you, RMD, for organizing the Eisa Pageant!
2022 STOW SPRINGFEST
June 4, 2022
RMD MA performed at the 2022 Stow SpringFest, an all-day community event with a full schedule of indoor and outdoor activities, vendors and stage acts. We were very excited to introduce Okinawan culture to the audience, which included local residents and families, as well as some of our friends who came to watch and support us.
The weather was beautiful and the energy during our performance was elevated by the audience joining us with shouts of he-shi and waves of kacha-shi during our set. We look forward to seeing some of these folks in our upcoming Eisa Pageant practices!
2022 Sakura matsuri street festival
April 9, 2022
Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Massachusetts, Ohio, and Texas branches performed together at the 60th Anniversary Sakura Matsuri Street Festival in Washington DC. This was the grand finale event of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, commemorating the 110th anniversary of Japan’s gift of 3,000 cherry trees to the US. sakuramatsuri.org
Our performance was the first collaboration of our three branches and we were thrilled that the audience enthusiastically joined us in he-shi (iya sasa! ha iya!) and kacha-shi. We were also grateful that two of our former performing members and their families were able to assist us with the event’s logistics.
A successful day in sharing our kokoro spirit!
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Private wedding
September 18, 2021
The bride, Erika, is from Uruma-city Okinawa, Japan where many traditional and contemporary Eisa groups are located. Erika wanted to celebrate her wedding by representing her heritage, and we were able to bring energy and best wishes for her special day.
Because of COVID, some of her family could not attend the wedding, though professional photographer Tokio captured wonderful moments of the event.
2021 Eisa pageant
June~Aug 2021
What is the "Eisa Pageant"? RMD wanted to share the excitement of Eisa and Okinawan culture with everyone, from kids to adults. In 1993, RMD held the first "Eisa Pageant" at the Tomari Bridge in Naha-city, Okinawa, Japan.
In 2009, RMD officially named and started "The World Special Eisa Pageant," and asked Japanese and overseas branches to be part of it. This is an opportunity for the worldwide community to connect and about 4,000 people participate in this event each year. On the event date, the earth is the stage and participants dance with live music from Okinawa while live streaming to the public as well.
This year, we had a total of 9 participants performing a song with RMD MA.
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AAPI HEritage EVENT
May 21, 2021
Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko MA was invited to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month at Hanscom Air Force Base in Lexington, MA. It was an honor to present Okinawan Eisa as part of this event.
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, MA - Base Official
The event was held as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander culture.
“Now more than ever, holding observances cultivates a sense of community, instills a sense of meaning to what the cultures are about and creates positive memories for all involved,” said Maj. Joshua Caragan, co-organizer for the event.
With Hanscom AFB Commander Col Stephens and Bido (owner: Naoko)
