TEA TRANCE お茶酔い

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Jul 23

Written By Yumi Umiumare

Tea. Ritual. Hallucination. Dance and VR.

26 (Wed), 27 (Thu), 28(Fri) 29 (Sat) 7:30pm-8:30pm
Artists Supporter $50/ Full $30 / Concession $20.

BOOKING

An immersive performance blending Butoh, tea ceremony and VR into an intoxicating sensory adventure. Through live performance, Yumi Umiumare invites audiences to enter the alchemy of dance, tea and spirit through classical and contemporary rituals, playful disruption, and surreal transformation
Building on themes first explored in Yumi Umiumare's acclaimed Buried TeaBowl – OKUNI(2022) and inspired by the legacy of Okuni, founder of Kabuki, it represents a new manifestation of Yumi's exploration of dance, tea and spirit.

Following international touring to Europe and USA, this new iteration of TEA TRANCE お茶酔い has emerged through a collaboration with the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies at Swinburne University.

Please note: this is a live theatre performance and is separate from the daytime VR experience, TEA MAZE お茶の迷路.
To book for the TEA MAZE VR EXPERIENCE please click here: BOOKING

CREATIVE TEAM
Created and Performed : Yumi Umiumare
Cinematographer/ Editor : Takeshi Kondo
Composer/ Sound Designer : Dan West
Stage Manager: Celina Mack
VR component : Centre for Transformative Media Technologies　（Additional music by Ai Yamamoto)