Tea with Tang & Song
Sat, Feb 28
|Philadelphia Ethical Society
TWO SHOWS: Sat. Feb 28th at 6 PM & Sunday March 1at 3 PM Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lca-wyp-present-tea-with-tang-song-tickets-1982091964422
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Philadelphia Ethical Society , 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
About the event
Ancient Chinese poetry and songs steeped in power, romance, and intrigue.
Tea with Tang & Song is an intimate experience of music, poetry, and storytelling—featuring both literal tea and the kind that gets spilled through song.
Presented via an exciting new collaboration between Philly-based Liberty City Arts and Wear Yellow Proudly, this program drags ancient Chinese poetry and song straight into the present—serving up stories of power, romance, scandal, and tea that was definitely not meant to be kept secret. Musical settings of poetry from the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279) dynasties are paired with lively narration that dives into the gossip, intrigue, and human drama often left out of official history.
Audiences are encouraged to arrive promptly at listed start time for a specially curated pre-show tea tasting featuring our new friends at CHICHA San Chen, nodding to historic tea houses as spaces for gathering, conversation, and shared stories.