Anna Homler & Special Guests Lilian Steiner and Samuel Karmel (Breadwoman Variations)

A spirit, a guardian, a witness to life on earth. A cosmic storyteller so old she’s turned into bread... SUN 28 Jan 2018 MPavilion, Melbourne Since 1982, Anna Homler has incanted the character of Breadwoman—an ancient storyteller housed in bread that emerged out of the downtown Los Angeles performance art scene. Of the language of Breadwoman, Homler explains “I think of English as lettuce and my own language as bread.” Kneading language into music; toys into instruments, Homler’s vocal, visual and performance practice explores alternative means of communication and the poetics of ordinary things. Enchanting audiences with her celestial vocalese for this special performance for MUMA’s Sound Spaces at MPavilion. Homler chanted her divining speech and lyrical melodies with special guests Lilian Steiner and Samuel Karmel in a series of very special quasi-theatrical, fully mythic, ritualistic performances of Breadwoman. Video by Dean Lever LIQUID ARCHI