Workshops and tastings hosted by the tea houses of the Wiener Teeverein, before and after the festival.
Booked directly with the tea houses. Festival tickets are not needed and not valid for these events.
Chen Yu-Chieh at Jadetee & Keramik
A solo exhibition of tea ware and jewelry by Taiwanese designer Chen Yu-Chieh. Drawing on Chinese tradition and contemporary aesthetics, her works balance tranquility and liveliness, with a small bird as a recurring motif that brings lightness and movement to the whole exhibition.
Chen Yu-Chieh at Jadetee & Keramik
During the exhibition At Ease, Chen Yu-Chieh performs Zen Tea Ceremonies and shares tea with visitors, creating a space for encounter, contemplation and connection. A Zen Buddhist volunteer at Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan, she sees tea as an integral part of her artistic practice.
A guided tasting through the world of Phoenix Dancong oolong, from its remarkable natural aromas to the mountain terroir of Feng Huang Shan. Several Dancong teas introduce the old tea trees of the Phoenix Mountains, their aromatic families and distinctive cultivars, together with the Chaozhou Gongfucha tradition behind their complex character.
Chen Yu-Chieh at Jadetee & Keramik
Opening evening of At Ease, the solo exhibition of tea ware and jewelry by Chen Yu-Chieh, with a Zen Tea Ceremony and tea sharing by the artist. The exhibition runs until 19 October.
Freshly back from three weeks in Northern Thailand, the MiSA team shares wild and organically grown teas from the mountains around Chiang Mai. Taste miang, the fermented tea leaves traditionally eaten in the north, a smoky green tea made by the Karen people, a wild black tea and Thai herbal infusions such as butterfly pea, roselle and bael. Chiang Mai sweets like kalamae and khao taen round off the afternoon.
