{"id":11724,"date":"2025-05-20T11:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T03:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/?p=11724"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T04:52:26","slug":"looking-out-and-anchoring-gaze-within-the-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/looking-out-and-anchoring-gaze-within-the-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"LOOKING OUT AND ANCHORING GAZE WITHIN THE MATTER OF"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11724\" class=\"elementor elementor-11724\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87bb9cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87bb9cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b2b7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26b2b7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23a34c singlepostinfo1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"c23a34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"singlepostinfo1\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"#\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">26 JUNE 2025, 6 PM<br>MANGGHA MUSEUM, KRAK\u00d3W, POLAND<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d83e4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d83e4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68dcea6 singlepostinfo2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"68dcea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"singlepostinfo2\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"#\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">JAPAN, POLAND |<br>CONTEMPORARY DANCE<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c35fac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c35fac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b8801 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07b8801\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076ed51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"076ed51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<br>\nEDITION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39aa247 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39aa247\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f2f47e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36f2f47e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e04f17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e04f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"singlepost-body\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2025 | Curtain Raiser<\/h1><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <strong>7<\/strong><\/span><strong>th<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong> edition<\/strong> of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival will officially open on <strong>26 June 2025 in Krak\u00f3w, Poland<\/strong>, presenting <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Looking Out and Anchoring Gaze within the Matter of<\/strong>. <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This site-specific performance, to be staged on the terrace of the Europe-Far East Gallery against the architectural backdrop of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manggha.pl\/en\"><strong>Manggha Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, is born thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/residencies\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>AECFest Residency Programme<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. \u00a0It is a bold choreographic and sonic exploration of space, perception and embodiment conceived and directed by <strong>Karol Tymi\u0144ski (Poland)<\/strong>, who also performs in the piece, in collaboration with musician and composer <strong>Michiko Ogawa (Japan)<\/strong>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This unique performance explores <strong>how the human body can connect with architecture<\/strong>\u2014not just by moving through it, but by responding to its shape, materials, and meaning. The Manggha Museum, with its wave-shaped roof inspired by the nearby Vistula River, plays a central role in the performance. From the terrace, the roof becomes the horizon, and its flowing lines suggest both the shoreline and the movement of water. These elements become starting points for choreography that <strong>reflects on change, time, and the environment<\/strong>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout the artistic process, Ogawa\u2019s music, built from field recordings, evolves alongside the dance, creating a <strong>soundscape that reconnects the human-made and the natural world<\/strong>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The performance conveys <strong>narratives of transformation, loss, memory, and hope<\/strong>, using dance and sound to create an artistic experience that invites the audience to slow down, look closely, and feel deeply.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7039a38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7039a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9de9e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-oew-image-gallery\" data-id=\"ba9de9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"oew-image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"oew-image-gallery oew-masonry oew-has-lightbox\" data-columns=\"\" data-desktop-columns=\"2\" data-tablet-columns=\"\" data-mobile-columns=\"\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-item isotope-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"oew-gallery-item-inner no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/karol-tyminski.webp\" data-width=\"902\" data-height=\"902\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/karol-tyminski.webp\" alt=\"Karol Tymi\u0144ski is a Polish choreographer and performer recognized for his interdisciplinary dance creations, shaped by his training at P.A.R.T.S. and the Warsaw Ballet School. His internationally presented works emphasize the performer as a conduit for diverse narratives, and he has collaborated with notable artists like Bill T. Jones and Nigel Charnock, earning support from prominent cultural institutions. \u00a9 Cricoteka\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-overlay oew-gallery-transition-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-item-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKarol Tymi\u0144ski is a Polish choreographer and performer recognized for his interdisciplinary dance creations, shaped by his training at P.A.R.T.S. and the Warsaw Ballet School. His internationally presented works emphasize the performer as a conduit for diverse narratives, and he has collaborated with notable artists like Bill T. Jones and Nigel Charnock, earning support from prominent cultural institutions. \u00a9 Cricoteka\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-item isotope-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"oew-gallery-item-inner no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Michiko-Ogawa.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"800\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Michiko-Ogawa.jpg\" alt=\"Michiko Ogawa is performer-composer born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.  She is a member of several musical groups, including Berlin&#039;s Harmonic Space Orchestra and  working with Lucy Railton, Manuel Pessoa de Lima, James Rushford, Sam Dunscombe, Ellen Arkbro, Tashi Wada and others.  She was awarded Bachelor&#039;s degree (BA) from Toho-Gakuen School of Music, Master&#039;s degree (MA) for clarinet performance from the Musikhochschule Freiburg under Prof. J\u00f6rg Widmann, and  her Doctoral degree (DMA) from the University of California (San Diego) in 2019 with research on the film music of Teiji Ito, and is currently writing a biography of him. \u00a9 Bandcamp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-overlay oew-gallery-transition-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-gallery-item-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichiko Ogawa is performer-composer born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.  She is a member of several musical groups, including Berlin's Harmonic Space Orchestra and  working with Lucy Railton, Manuel Pessoa de Lima, James Rushford, Sam Dunscombe, Ellen Arkbro, Tashi Wada and others.  She was awarded Bachelor's degree (BA) from Toho-Gakuen School of Music, Master's degree (MA) for clarinet performance from the Musikhochschule Freiburg under Prof. J\u00f6rg Widmann, and  her Doctoral degree (DMA) from the University of California (San Diego) in 2019 with research on the film music of Teiji Ito, and is currently writing a biography of him. \u00a9 Bandcamp\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222d9df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"222d9df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd079bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd079bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\">Concept, Choreography &amp; Performance:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\"> Karol Tymi\u0144ski<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW169709875 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW169709875 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW169709875 BCX8\" \/><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\">Music Composition &amp; Performance:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169709875 BCX8\"> Michiko Ogawa<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This event is by invitation only.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stay tuned for the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asef.org\/aecfest\/2025edition\/\"><strong>full festival programme<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to be launched in June. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666db6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"666db6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5ccfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c5ccfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PARTNERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788d488 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" 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