The ceremony gatherings.

A few times a year we clear the studio, set out bowls, and make tea with a small group of people. No lecture, no performance — just the practice, done slowly, with enough room to ask questions.

The format

Small rooms, on purpose.

A gathering runs about ninety minutes and seats a handful of people. That number is not modesty — it is the largest group that can watch a bowl being whisked closely enough to see what the wrist is actually doing, and small enough that nobody has to raise their voice.

You do not need any experience, and you do not need to own anything. Tools are provided. Most people arrive having only made matcha from a sachet, and leave able to produce a bowl with a proper foam on it.

What we cover

The practice, end to end.

• What separates ceremonial grade from culinary, and how to taste the difference side by side
• The tools — chawan, chasen, chashaku, sieve — and why each one is shaped the way it is
• Water temperature, ratio, and the W-motion, practised until the foam holds
• Where the practice came from, and why it was built around attention rather than flavour

We finish by drinking together, which is the part the whole thing is arranged around.

Joining

The ceremony list.

Gatherings are announced to the ceremony list first, and seats usually go before we announce them anywhere else. Add your email below and we will write when the next date is set — a few times a year, nothing else.

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