Everything is singing: transmitting tea aroma

/artistic workshop by Tata Frenkel

/event is held in English

During the artistic workshop “Everything is singing” by Tata Frenkel, we will explore intersection of two unseen arts: radio art and smells. It is a perfect workshop for those who want to explore tea in depth.

The host of the workshop, Tata Frenkel, is a radio artist, musician and an educator in the fields of electroacoustic music and radio. Besides being an interdisciplinary artist, Tata is a founder and director of "Chaiculator" - which makes this workshop an opportunity to hear about tea practices from multiple perspectives.

Vilnius

2025 May 10

2025 May 24 14:00

Klaipėda

Known to be an untransmittable sense, smell is capturing through memory, associative thinking, it sticks to body or just fades away. During the workshop, we will learn about aroma profiles, methods of smelling and further work with smell through tea as our main base material. We will look into tea cultures, plants, preparation (e.g. gong fu cha) and tasting by focusing on smell practice in depth.

Along the process of making smell compositions, we will have a contemplative conversation while drinking selection of artisanal Taiwanese teas. While experimenting with methodology and smell compositions, we will practice and discuss capturing, sharing and finally transmitting creative outcomes. Participants of the workshop will explore live radio broadcast, concept of radio bodies, storytelling through ethereal and other practical elements of radio art. Transmitting smell compositions is an artistic experiment based on exploratory engaging communication, as well as sharing invisible senses for the knowledge and perception of others.

During the workshop participants will be tasting a selection of high quality Taiwanese teas that come to Lithuania directly from Taiwan. Teas are provided by Chaiculator:

• Gardenia Flower Oolong from Songboling, Nantou County

• Charcoal Roasted High Mountain Oolong from Shanlinxi

• High Mountain Oolong from Fushoushan, Lishan

• Jasmine Flower Oolong from Songboling, Nantou County

• Jin Xuan Oolong from Songboling, Nantou County

• Roasted Cui Yu Oolong from Songboling, Nantou County

• GABA Oolong from Songboling, Nantou County

• Si Ji Chun from Songboling, Nantou County

• Ruby Black tea from Nantou County