Taiko Legend: Eitetsu Hayashi in Residency
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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.