| ANNOUNCEMENT Urasenke North America Chado Seminar in New York |
| Urasenke North America Intensive Chado Seminar in New York June 22-25, 2011 No longer accepting applications |
| June 22-25, 2011, an Intensive Chado Seminar will be held at the Urasenke Chanoyu Center, New York, by Gyotei (Konnichian Deputy Tea Masters) and Instructors sent by the Urasenke Head House. The seminar, open to members of the Tankokai Associations in the U.S.A. and Canada (North America Region), will take the form of the seminars held at the Head House, but will be organized into three study courses, for the different levels of students. See the qualifications (kyojo requirement) shown hereunder for the respective courses, and choose the course depending on your level and what you wish to study. All the courses will emphasize the basics. Each class will be comprised of five students. |
| Members interested in attending this seminar should send their application to the Tankokai North America Head Office (Urasenke New York Branch) by May 21, 2011 (Sat). Application forms are available through the Tankokai Association to which you belong. If the number of applicants exceeds the enrollment maximum, they will be selected by lottery. Each applicant will be notified of acceptance or not within a week from May 21. |
| General Information |
| Date: | June 22 (Wed) through June 25 (Sat), total 4 days |
| Eligibility: | Membership in a Tankokai Association in the U.S.A. or Canada |
| Enrollment: | Maximum, 25 people |
| Venue: | Urasenke Chanoyu Center, New York |
| Teachers: | 2 Gyotei from the Head House (Kyoto), and 6 Resident Tea Instructors (Tankokai Visiting Chado Instructors) from the Urasenke Branches in the U.S.A. and Canada |
| Content: | Choice of Elementary Course, Intermediate Course, or Upper Course 1. Elementary Course (open to those of any kyojo level) bonryakudemae, hakobidemae (sumidemae included), tanademae (sumidemae included), ryurei (Misonodana) |
| 2. Intermediate Course (For those above the konarai kyojo level) hakobidemae, konarai (sumidemae included), ryurei (Tenchaban, sumidemae included) | |
| 3. Upper Course (For those above the shikaden kyojo level) hakobidemae, konarai (sumidemae included), shikaden (sumidemae included), ryurei (Tenchaban, sumidemae included) | |
| Additionally, everyone will do warigeiko together on the opening day. | |
| Except on the opening day (warigeiko), each student will receive temae/ sumidemae coaching once a day, on average. | |
| Fee: | US$700 (includes lunch) |
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| * In each course, sumidemae will be studied at some point between June 23-25. Depending upon the number of applicants for the respective courses, the above-listed course content may change somewhat. |
- Registrants are expected to attend the full program.
- Hours:
Registration on the opening day will be at 10:00 A.M.
From the second day, classes will begin at 9:00 A.M.
The seminar will end before noon on June 25. All other days, the classes will end at 5:00 P.M. - Lunch will be provided (except on the closing day, June 25).
- A dinner gathering together with the Gyotei and other teachers is planned for June 22 (Wednesday), from 6:00-8:00 P.M. (Attendance by all the seminar registrants)
- Transportation and room and board (other than lunch and the dinner gathering on June 22) are the responsibility of the registrants.
- Registrants are expected to be well familiarized with the study subjects of the course they have chosen BEFORE coming to the seminar class.
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