Contrary to our daily habits, the art of tea brewing in the traditional culture of Japan, is a beautiful and elaborate ritual, in which every movement has its significance. This ceremony  constitutes a kind of Way of Tea (chado) which is followed throughout the entire life. Sometimes, we should be ashamed of the fact that for us the act of tea brewing is short and unimportant, often performed mechanically without thinking.
The Centre of Japanese Art and Technology together with  SENSHINKAI Chadou Urasenke Tankoukai Krakow Association would like to invite everyone to the cycle of monthly meetings titled “Tea Meetings in the Bamboo Paradise,” which will show the secrets of tea ceremony. During the meetings the inhabitants of Krakow will have a chance to learn some crucial facts connected with this beautiful Japanese tradition.
Once a month all participants will see how complicated and serious is the allegedly unimportant activity of tea preparation. Every meeting, which is started with an interesting lecture, presents one of many ways of serving tea.
The meetings will have the following topics:

28^th February 2010, 4: 00 p.m.
What should we brew tea with? Utensils used during a tea meeting
Aleksandra Görlich

28^th March 2010, 4: 00 p.m.
Raku, bizen or ky?yaki? Variety of tea ware
Aleksandra Görlich

25^th April 2010, 4: 00 p.m.
Transient beauty of a thatched cottage – architecture of tea pavilions
Aleksandra Kulig

30^th May 2010, 4: 00 p.m.
The role of incense during a tea meeting
Szymon Bogusz

27^th June 2010, 4: 00 p.m.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter – four seasons of the year in the Way of Tea
Ewa Mucha