Tai Chun Wai

Percussionist

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tai Chun Wai is a Kuala-Lumpur percussionist and physical performer. An active educator and street performer under the alias WaaiwaiiDrum, Tai Chun Wai has worked extensively with the 24 Festive Drums, a Malaysian drumming culture based around the lunar festival calendar ,and is currently a full-time company member of Orang Orang Drum Theatre, a performing arts group that navigates between dance, music, and theatre. He has trained in a wide range of musical traditions including Malay percussion, West African djembe, as well a range of movement traditions such as Tai Chi, Capoeira and Butoh. An artist fascinated by the connections between theatre, dance and multi-sensory experience, Tai Chun Wai has toured widely with theatrical and performance groups throughout Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe.