Koto Green Tea Ceremony hosted by Kuniko Yamamoto
Schedule
Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Rozsa Center | Houghton, MI
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Join award-winning performer Kuniko Yamamoto for an intimate backstage experience at the Rozsa Center.While visiting to perform her private Class Acts show for local school-age children, Kuniko has graciously offered to lead this exclusive Japanese Tea Ceremony. This special fundraiser supports the Rozsa Class Acts Endowment Fund, ensuring future performing arts opportunities for local kids and youth in our community.
The Experience:
Part storytelling, part lecture, and part musical performance, Kuniko shares the fascinating connections between Zen, Samurai, and Tea. This presentation includes a slow, thoughtful traditional tea service where each guest will be served a specialty Japanese green tea. The 30 minute ceremony is followed by a Q&A with Kuniko Yamamoto.
Each reservation includes the tea ceremony, a direct donation to the Rozsa Class Acts Endowment Fund, and a custom take-home tea cup handcrafted for this event by local artist Kenyon Hansen.
Capacity is limited to 50 participants to maintain an intimate atmosphere.
——EVENT DETAILS——
🗓️ Tuesday, March 31, 2026
🕗 5:30 p.m.
📍 Rozsa Backstage
🎟️ Pay As You’re Able Tickets ($50 Full Fee)
⏳ Duration: 45-60 min. total, including ceremony and Q&A
TICKETS: events.mtu.edu/event/Kuniko_Yamamoto_Green_Tea_Ceremony
CONTENT GUIDANCE: None
——PERFORMERS, SERIES, AND SPONSOR DETAILS——
ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTIST
A native of Japan, Kuniko, an award-winning theatre performer, came to the United States in 1985 to study theatre with Tony Montanaro. For the last 2 decades she performed her solo show, “Japanese Storytelling with Magical Mask, Mime and Music” “Origami Tales” in venues such as Disney Epcot Center, The Kennedy Center and National Storytelling Festival. As a teaching artist, she taught Origami Math and Storytelling at more than 2,000 schools and colleges.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts cultivates a vibrant and connected community through experiences that bring the Keweenaw together. Located on Michigan Technological University's campus in Houghton, Michigan, the 80,000-square-foot arts center's design is inspired by the inclined look of the local copper mine hoists and shaft houses inside and out. Event spaces include the Rozsa Lobby, James and Margaret Black Performance Hall, Rozsa Backstage, Rozsa Art Galleries, and McArdle Theatre. As the largest theater in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Rozsa dramatically expands the region’s access to large-scale performing arts events including Broadway tours, ballet, cirque, music, and more.
Learn more about the Rozsa Center at mtu.edu/rozsa
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Support for this Rozsa Presenting Series Event provided by:
James A. And Margaret C Black Endowment Fund, Katherine M. Bosch Foundation, Michigan Arts & Culture Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Rozsa Center’s Circle of Supporters.
View our donors at mtu.edu/rozsa/donors
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WHAT IS PAY AS YOU'RE ABLE?
Pay As You're Able ticketing is designed to remove financial barriers and promote greater accessibility to the performing arts. The program allows guests to select their ticket from various price levels based on what they can afford.
Learn more about Pay As You're Able at: mtu.edu/rozsa/events-and-programs/ticket-information
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The full digital program will available online at least one day prior to the show date mtu.edu/rozsa/programs
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PLAN YOUR VISIT: mtu.edu/rozsa/plan-your-visit
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Where is it happening?
Rozsa Center, 1700 US-41, Houghton, MI 49931-1194, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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