Tea Mistress performs a contemporary version of Gongfu tea ceremony, which is an accumulation of traditions and aesthetics bestowed from her tea teachers and mentors. She has been performing ceremony and offering talks since 2012, and has been inspired by the diversity of invitations including clandestine tearooms, multiple arts festivals, weddings, and formal institutions. Ceremony performances and talks are uniquely developed for each event.
talks & Ceremony
A few highlights include:
Royal Academy of the Arts, London, UK - ceremony performance - ‘Sensing Spaces’ curated by Kate Goodwin, located within Chinese Architect Li Xiaodong’s installation.
Private Gathering, New York City, US - ceremony and requested talk on esoteric tea rituals and their importance in navigating our current epoch.
Little Red Preschool, Salt Spring Island, BC - Tea Ceremony and mindfulness talk for 3 and 4 year olds.
Brighton Natural Health Centre, Brighton, UK – a presentation with Journal of Chinese Medicine Founder & TCM Peter Deadman on origin sourced teas.
VARAC Tea, Lewes, UK – an introduction to Tea Ceremony and tea tasting with Pauline Maniere (numerous events)
Secret Garden Party, Countryside, UK – a workshop called ‘Tea: Daily Anarchy’
Hope & Harlequin, Brighton, UK – an extended tea ceremony throughout the evening for guests.
Shambhala Music Festival, Salmo, BC – ceremony performance with musician Matt Robertson
Oxford University, Oxford, UK – a tea ceremony and presentation, hosted by the Politics department on origin sourced teas
Victoria Tea Festival, Victoria BC – a virtual talk called ‘Rebellion in a Teacup’
Wedding, Lewes, UK - a custom tea ritual /ceremony for the bride and groom and then open tea ceremony for the guests -the most romantic and loving experience!
Private Gathering, Ibiza, Spain – ceremony and talk on how the ritual of tea ceremony can be a potent tool for transcendence.
Writing
Tea Has Always Been A Friend To China
Tea runs like liquid jade through the veins of Chinese culture. Mao's political binary friend enemy divide navigates this essay through tea's deeply engrained friendship with China that has lasted the vicissitudes of 3000 years.
https://www.academia.edu/10013627/Tea_Has_Always_Been_A_Friend_To_China
Edited the chapter on Tea in Peter Deadman’s book ‘Live Well Live Long: Teachings from the Chinese Nourishment of Life Tradition’
https://peterdeadman.co.uk/live-well-live-long/
Tea – a Ritual for the Everyday
OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine
Special Tea Edition – June 2015 pp.28
