It’s 1982 and Anna is driving an ocean blue classic Cadillac to meet renowned poet and playwright Deena Metzger in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles. Passing a nondescript desert patch where tall wheat and mustard flowers grow, Anna opens her mouth and sings in a salient stream of rhythmic, melodic sound.

Firstdraft and Liquid Architecture host Californian performance artist Anna Homler in the courtyard for a program that presents her otherworldly practice exploring mythical vocalese, unknown languages and the poetics of ordinary things.

Against a backdrop of archival ephemera, Homler will speak about Breadwoman: the legendary being she ‘manifested’  in collaboration with Steve Moshier in the 1980s downtown L.A performance scene.

Homler will be joined by Megan Clune as they introduce the performance collection Pharmacia Poetica—an ongoing project that plunges into the transformative power of sound and images as it prescribes a melody for every malady—ahead of their collaboration for the NOW Now

This program follows Homler’s unique voice, developed over three decades of improvised performance through an artist-led talk, interspersed with sound clips, performance, and a Q&A with Dr. Lindsay Kelley.