Asian Heritage Month Workshops on Japanese Tea Ceremony, Taoist Tai Chi and Sufi Dhikr
SECTION I: JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY AT JAPANESE CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE 9AM-11:30AM
MUSIC
Japanese music
PRESENTATION
"The Historical Context of Zen and the Tea Ceremony" by Professor David Waterhouse, East Asian Studies, University of Toronto
MOVEMENTS
Zen in motion exercise at Heritage Court
Zen in stillness exercise at Heritage Court or Heritage Lounge
TEA CEREMONY
Tea ceremony demonstration at Tea room
Members of the Urasenke Tankokai Toronto Association
SECTION II: TAOIST TAI CHI AND SUFI DHIKR AT AGA KHAN MUSEUM 1PM-4:15PM
Taoist Tai Chi
1 pm–2:30 pm
Presentation (Aga Khan Museum auditorium):
Dr. Lien Chao and famous Tai Chi Artist Henry Ho
Chinese Taoist Music: (tbc)
Performance (Aga Khan Museum courtyard):
Henry Ho’s Tai Chi Chinese Calligraphy, Practice session of Tai Chi
Sufi Dhikr
2:45 pm–4:15 pm
Presentation (Aga Khan Museum auditorium):
“Sufism: Path of Universal Love” by Dr. Reza Tabandeh, University of Toronto
Performance (Aga Khan Museum courtyard): Dhikr with the Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre, with Practice Session