Taiko Legend: Eitetsu Hayashi in Residency

Film Screening
Tomo Ari / My Dear Friends: Taiko Performer Eitetsu Hayashi 
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.
LPAC, Cinema
Q&A with Mr. Hayashi and reception to follow

Japanese Dance, Movement & Etiquette Workshops
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 9:55 a.m.–11:10 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 9:30–11 a.m.
LPAC, Troy Dance Studio

Lecture: Forging the Path of a Taiko Drum Artist
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
LPAC, Pearson-Hall Theatre

Taiko Drum Lecture-Demonstration and Master Class Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 6–7:15 p.m. 
Lecture-demonstration on taiko history and development and Eitetsu Hayashi’s creative approach 
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 7:30–9 p.m. 
Taiko drum master class workshop in Eitetsu methodology
LPAC, Pearson-Hall Theatre

Open Observation of “Sen no Kaikyo” Workshop
Friday, Oct. 4, 6–9 p.m.
LPAC, Pearson-Hall Theatre

Concert: Sonic Bodies: Taiko Legend Eitetsu Hayashi
Saturday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m.
LPAC, Pearson-Hall Theatre

Celebrated as Japan’s most preeminent and pioneering taiko drum artist, Eitetsu Hayashi has received worldwide renown and standing ovations for his dynamic and thunderous performances. Sonic Bodies presents an evening of Hayashi’s emotionally resonant and thought-provoking repertoire — a trailblazing combination of taiko music and choreography steeped both in Japan’s cultural roots of Buddhism and Shintoism, and international, transcultural influences. Hayashi and his elite ensemble, Fu-Un no Kai (The Society of Wind and Clouds), push their physical and spiritual limits to a near-superhuman edge, expressing sound through their bodies to transport the audience.