We are now just over halfway through the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. You've seen most of the pavilions. You've checked out a few concerts. You've been assaulted by crazed Luongo impersonators in full gear in the dead of night. You've consumed gallons of beer. You've laughed, cried, and thrilled to Team Canada in hockey. You've participated in all manner of drunken debauchery and sober exploration. Perhaps, by now, you're looking for some new events just off the beaten track. Something a bit different--or just a place to chill and get introspective to recharge for a while before your next foray into the throbbing nightlife. But what does this have to do with tea, you ask?
The Vancouver International Center for Contemporary Asian Art at 2 West Hastings Street (not far from Stadium station) will be hosting an international event called the World Tea Party for the duration of the games. As the name implies, the event will focus on tea, but will feature live music, visual arts, tea servings in Pigeon Park, and discussions of tea culture and history by experts. The event website describes it thus:
"The World Tea Party is a “social sculpture” that involves the creative empowerment of the audience and the general public. Its interactive aspect makes the World Tea Party an effective vehicle for a debate about the relationship between the Olympics and the Downtown Eastside...During gallery hours, tea is offered for free, both inside the gallery and at times on the street, while video projections are shown on the building’s exterior windows daily from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm...Two 5,000 lumen video projectors will be used to project images 40 feet wide across the front windows of the gallery. Content will include works by commissioned artists, live images of performances, pre-recorded tea images, [and] documentation of the World Tea Party in different context..."
Each day will bring a different event. (Go here for the event schedule). If you're interested in tea and looking for a fresh Olympic experience, the World Tea Party might be the thing.
I am very intersted in this, too bad i work during that time. i want to check out the event on friday (electronic music performance), where is that located?
ReplyDeleteAll the media exhibitions are in the building itself, at the Vancouver International Center for Contemporary Asian Art, at 2 West Hastings Street. It's $5 to get in, which will net you a ticket to the performance, and tea.
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