The tea ceremony will be a twist on a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Step into a surreal pastel world of plastic and sweets. The performance piece is influenced by current Japanese culture. The artist Emma Chipperfield lived in Japan for 4 months and encountered many cultural contradictions from traditional Japanese culture to modern.

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The tea ceremony represents the decline of Japanese culture into fake and cheap ‘kawaii’ culture, but at the same time is also designed to be a celebration of what makes Japanese culture so unique with a mixture of criticism and enjoyment. Transport yourself into a world where cuteness is a lifestyle. Drink up the atmosphere and interact with the tables of cute objects!

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