Tea No Tea

This performance reimagines the ancient Seven Forms of Offering Tea rooted in Song Dynasty Chan Buddhism—a ritual once steeped in devotion and mindful hospitality. Stripped of all objects, my silent ceremony returns to the essence of presence and gesture, inviting a meditation on absence, breath, and invisible connection. Through empty hands and quiet offering, it traces the spiritual lineage of tea as an act not just of drinking, but of deep listening and shared stillness. In this space without cups or leaves, the ritual lives purely in time and intention—an offering of silence, shaped by centuries of mindful practice.