Drink tea in a lounge, taste wine at a bar

“Tea Party 2 -In the Mix”was initiated by 陶作坊/不二堂, reimagining the traditional Asia tea culture. Pili Wu was invited to participate in the project, in charge of designing the performance stage. The main challenge was to create a mobile and collapsible stage that can be assembled again and again, as the project is continuously invited to perform at various locations. 

The performance is themed around four seasons, and is a combination of art, music and interactive design. Mixologist was invited to perform the experimental idea of revolutionising the ancient practice of tea drinking. Sight and sound of four seasons was projected onto the venue walls, enabling open dialogues to evolve and flow around people, tea and wine.

Tea Party is a platform where tea and wine get mixed and matched, redefining the location for tea to be consumed by the youth, made possible with a performance that takes place around a Western-style bar. A mobile circular glass screen is made with 232 pieces of customised parts, symbolising the traditional circular Chinese dining table, audience sit around the stage and surround the mixologist as he performs the movements of four seasons. Enjoy the aroma of tea, taste the deepness of wine, a whole new chic experience is hence created.