Posted on Oct 9th, 2009
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margie
PSU Center for Japanese Studies presents Backstage to Hanamichi: the Color, Magic and Drama of Kabuki Lecture & Performance Wednesday, October 21st, Time: 7:30 p.m. $22.00 Tickets: 503.248.4335 The PCPA box office The Japan Foundation,... More »
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Posted on Jul 6th, 2009
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margie
I'd like to post a link to Phillytea blog . Morgan took very good notes during Roshi's talk about Zen and tea scrolls. Much better than mine. Please go check it out. In the meantime... More »
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Posted on Feb 9th, 2009
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margie
Noh is one of the oldest performance arts in the world, featuring rhythmic musicians, choral chanters and masked actors. Principal noh actor Shizuka Mikata will be joined by four exceptionally talented performers from the Kanze... More »
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Posted on Jul 27th, 2008
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margie
One of the humblest tea utensils is the bamboo tea scoop. Historically, tea scoops were made of wood or ivory, but Rikyu began to make tea scoops from bamboo in the wabi cha aesthetic. The... More »
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Posted on Jul 22nd, 2008
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margie
C.H.A. Creative Handmade Art With the study of Chado (Way of Tea) comes the appreciation of beauty. C.H.A. is a Show and Sale of Articles of Beauty* by people who study Chado. *may or may... More »
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Posted on Jun 5th, 2008
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margie
When I think of art I often think of painting, sculpture, photography or something with a tangible result; something to hold onto or point to and say this is art. I don’t often think of... More »
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Posted on Feb 17th, 2008
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margie
I was sitting in the tea room yesterday morning and was marveling at the quality of light coming through the shoji screens. Outside the fog was just clearing and the morning light hit the windows... More »
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Posted on Dec 28th, 2007
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margie
I enjoy collecting and wearing kimono for tea. I feel comfortable and wear kimono whenever I am teaching tea, in the tea room or sometimes just around the house. When I lived in Kyoto, Japan,... More »
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Posted on Nov 19th, 2007
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margie
The Portland Japanese Garden just concluded an exhibition of kimono from the collection of Susan Kastner. As part of the program, there were two special events: a kimono dressing workshop and a lecture on kimono... More »
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Posted on Aug 2nd, 2007
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margie
By John Dillon One year, the legendary 16th century tea master Sen Rikyu planted morning glories in his Kyoto garden. The all-powerful shogun, the tyrannical Toyotomi Hideyoshi, heard of the beauty of the blooms and... More »
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