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Tea Ceremony Demonstration – Edo-senke
October 5 @ 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
MTC: Polsky Theatre
Tea Ceremony Demonstration – Edo-senke
Demonstrated by Yuri, Asuka and Hitoshi Iijima
Attendees will have the opportunity to witness, and several attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Yuri, Hitoshi, and Asuka Iijima are Tea masters from Maebashi, Japan, who are trained in the Edo-senke school of Tea Ceremony. Yuri has studied tea ceremony for 40 years and is a licensed tea master holding a Shinnodaisu certification. In addition to her tea training, Yuri holds licenses for Ikebana (flower arranging) in the Sougetsu school and is also a Kimono specialist. She is a retired Junior High art teacher and owns and operates a school for Japanese cultural arts called Nagomi-ryu Bunkadou, located in Isesaki, Japan (Springfield, Missouri’s sister city). She provides instruction in Tea, Flower arranging, wearing Kimono, watercolor, and other arts.
Asuka has studied tea ceremony for 25 years and holds a master certification. Hitoshi has studied tea for more than 10 years.
A few members of the audience will be invited to join Yuri, Asuka, and Hitoshi on stage to experience and learn first-hand the elements and steps of the Japanese tea ceremony. All attendees will gain interesting insights that will help to demystify this cultural practice. Tea gatherings are simply honored moments to spend with friends, to pause, and be mindful of how we experience our space through our senses.
Asuka Iijima and Dianne Daugherty, retired JCCC Adjunct Professor of Japanese and GKCJF Director of Performing Arts will assist in providing explanations in English.