Eitetsu Hayashi
After 11 years of performing in a group, Eitetsu started performing solo in 1982. In 1984, he debuted at Carnegie Hall as the first Japanese taiko drum soloist and gained international acclaim. In 2000, he performed with the Berlin Philharmonic in Waldbühne, Germany, and overwhelmed an audience of over 20,000. Since then, he has performed with many symphony orchestras and artists of different genres worldwide.
Eitetsu has pioneered the field of traditionally unprecedented taiko solos, including the Odaiko solo techniques and the creation of original techniques using a set of multiple taiko drums. He has developed a new genre of "Taiko Music" to be transmitted from Japan to the world, and is active in Japan and overseas. In 2018, he performed 6 concerts in 4 cities in the Japan-Canada Friendship 90th Anniversary Tour in Canada and in October performed in the official performance of the Japan-France Friendship 160th Anniversary Japan Expo “Japonisum 2018”. This year, he worked for production and recording as a concept video production staff for the “Tokyo 2020 NIPPON Festival”.
Eitetsu contributes to a large number of large-scale dispatches for introducing Japanese drum music and culture for each International Friendship and Exchange Year for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Relations Foundation, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
He has authored many publications, including the newly refurbished version of "Ashitano Taiko Uchie" (Hatori Shoten), autobiography "Taiko Hizuki-Dokuso no Kiseki" (Kodansha), and many other articles in journals and magazines. He has received the 1997 Minister of Education Prize for Arts and Culture, the 2001 Japan Traditional Culture Promotion Award, and the 2017 Matsuo Entertainment Awards.
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WTC 2020
WTC TALKS
オープニングセッション～【ライブトークセッション】
トピック３ 多文化共生社会における太鼓の価値 [TAIKO and COMMUNITY] (GLOBAL）
11月21日（土）
14:45~15:00 WTC オープニングセッション
15:00~16:30 ライブトークセッション
トピック３
多文化共生社会における太鼓の価値
[TAIKO and COMMUNITY] <GLOBAL>
19:30~21:00 ライブトークセッション トピック３ 地域づくりと太鼓の価値 【 TAIKO and COMMUNITY】 <LOCAL>
11月22日（日）9:00~10:30 ライブトークセッション トピック３ 舞台表現として太鼓 -その発展と未来- 【TAIKO as PERFORMING ARTS】
12:30~14:00 ライブトークセッション トピック2 太鼓と社会包摂 療育的見地からの太鼓の有効性 【TAIKO and INCLUSIVITY】
16:00~17:00 スペシャルライブトーク
林英哲：WTCテーマソング
17:00~17:15 WTCクロージングセッション
Live Streaming Schedule：
(Japan Stadard Time +9GMT)
Nov. 21 (Sat)
14:45~15:00 WTC Opening Session
15:00~16:30 Live TALK Topic 3:
【 TAIKO and COMMUNITY】 <GLOBAL>
The Value of Taiko in Multicultural Societies
19:30~21:00 Live TALK Topic 3:
【TAIKO and COMMUNITY】 <LOCAL>
The Value of Taiko in Multicultural Societies
Nov. 22 (Sun)
9:00~10:30 Live TALK Topic 1:
【TAIKO as PERFORMING ARTS】
Taiko as an Expression on Stage: Its Development and Future
12:30~14:00 Live TALK Topic 2:
【TAIKO and INCLUSIVITY】
Taiko and accessibility: How inclusion connects communities
16:00~17:00 Special Live Talk with Eitetsu Hayashi : WTC Theme Song
17:00~17:15 WTC Closing Session