Renée Qin and Ania Filochowska: The World We Speak Into Being

The World We Speak Into Being is an interdisciplinary performance initiative that emerged from two students’ artistic and academic exploration at Stanford. Harpist-composer Renée Qin and violinist Ania Filochowska create an evening where imagination becomes the catalyst for a multimedia experience co-created in real time with the audience. Through interactive works, including a custom water instrument that responds to touch, flashlights that influence sound and visuals, and spoken words that transform into real-time soundscapes and imagery, participants become creative collaborators. The program features original compositions by Qin, placing acoustic instruments as human witnesses that remind us technology can amplify our stories rather than replace them.