Tea Maze お茶の迷路
An intimate VR experience with matcha and Japanese sweets.
26–29 August 2026 from 2:00pm -6:30 pm (30min duration)
BOOK
30-minute sessions, $15 (includes matcha and a Japanese sweet)
Swinburne University of Technology
EN105, Engineering Building
John St , Hawthorn
Created by Japanese-Australian performance maker Yumi Umiumare in collaboration with the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies,
TEA MAZE お茶の迷路 opens a magical portal through the simple act of drinking tea.
Entangling tea ceremony and old-world Kabuki mystique with volumetric 3D performance, this intimate VR experience summons the sacred power of female archetypes and deities. Each audience member is invited to enter a contemplative world of tea, ritual and immersive technology, experiencing the work with a bowl of matcha and a Japanese sweet.
Punk, playful and exuberant, TEA MAZE お茶の迷路 is a profanely sacred ritual that invites an audience revolt of the spirit.
SESSION TIMES
2-2:30pm
2:45-3:15pm
3:30-4pm
4:15-4:45pm
5-5:30pm
5:45-6:15pm
CREDITS
Creator / Performer : Yumi Umiumare
Director/Producer : John McCormick
Creative Director/Digital Artist : Casey Richardson
Digital Artist : Emrys McFerran
Composition and Sound Design : Ai Yamamoto
Composition and Sound Design : Dan West
Volumetric Research Lead : Kim Vincs
The VR experience can be enjoyed independently or paired with the evening performance, TEA TRANCE お茶酔い .
