Lunch, L., Fox, S., Thompson, E., 2015.

From The Page To The Stage

Since the inception of Samarbeta in November 2013 we had hoped to work with Lydia Lunch, having previously encountered her dynamic personality and skill upon previous visits to Manchester. Her residency went far beyond any expectations as her collaborative spirit and expertise seeped into anyone fortunate enough to take part in her 'From the Page to the Stage' workshop. Multi instrumentalist Weasel Walter (The Flying Luttenbachers) lead an immersive workshop on 'The Art of Improvisation'. From this the participants learnt how to listen and read other musicians during improv and from it formed new collaborations. All three live shows during this residency were incredible, with Lydia inviting many of her collaborators to Islington Mill to perform alongside her. During her residency Lydia truly validated herself as not only an incredible performer, poet and teacher but also as a caring and inspirational person who went above and beyond to help people further their creativity.
A limited edition release of a publication and audio CD recorded and performed at Islington Mill, Salford, during Lydia Lunch's Samarbeta residency. October 2015.

The LTD Edition features a hand stitched spine, a selection of full colour images, a badge and download code, along with the book and audio CD.

From the Page to the Stage is a workshop led by writer, performer and provocateur Lydia Lunch. During Lydia's Samarbeta Residency in October 2016 she led two workshops with 30+ participants. From the Page to the Stage is about artistic empowerment and motivation. Participants are given tools to explore the power of their own voices and writings and translate that energy to the stage.

This publication contains poetry and short stories from the participants of the workshops alongside some original work written by Lydia Lunch, accompanied by the audio from the live show at Islington Mill on 3rd November, where participants from the workshop took what they learnt from Lunch to the stage in a spoken word performance.

https://samarbeta.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-page-to-the-stage

https://www.samarbeta.org/sbr005-lydia-lunch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPn5kNDZhVU&t=231shttps://www.discogs.com/release/15481229-Various-Lydia-Lunch-Presents-From-The-Page-To-The-Stage
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