ANNOUNCEMENT 2nd Urasenke North America Intensive Chado Seminar November 30 - December 3 |
No longer accepting applications |
November 30 -December 3, 2012, 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 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 Chado Urasenke North America Head Office by September 25 (Tue). If the number of applicants exceeds the enrollment maximum, they will be selected by lottery. Each applicant will be notified of acceptance or not with a week. |
General Information |
Date: | November 30 (Fri) through December 3 (Mon), 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 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) hakobidemae, tanademae, ryurei |
2. Intermediate Course (For those above the konarai kyojo level) hakobidemae, konarai, ryurei | |
3. Upper Course (For those above the shikaden kyojo level) hakobidemae, konarai, shikaden, ryurei | |
Notes: Everyone will do warigeiko together on the opening day. All the relevant sumidemae shall be included as specific temae for study. Except on the opening day, each student will receive temae/ sumidemae coaching once a day, on average. | |
Fee: | US$700 |
2nd Urasenke North America Intensive Chado Seminar |
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* In each course, sumidemae will be studied at some point between December 1-3. Depending upon the number of applicants for the respective courses, the above-listed course content may change somewhat. |
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