The Red Room Company has partnered with Musica Viva to select 5 contemporary artists to work together on a collaborative project between poetry and music.

Poets Luka Lesson, Jessica L. Wilkinson and Margaret West, have recently begun working with composer Melody Eötvös, and percussionist Claire Edwardes, in a series of experimental workshops aimed at producing a suite of works blending poetry and chamber music.

All the artists have been hand-picked to bring a range of qualities to the project. The poets represent a range of styles, practices, backgrounds and career experience, with experience in cross-form collaboration, and experimentation with other media. On the music side, both Melody and Claire bring a wealth of experience and talent, as well as a openness of approach and willingness to collaborate. 

The form of the collaboration has not been preset by The Red Room Company and Musica Viva, but rather will grow organically out of the workshops, and be intensely documented through images, recordings and process diaries. The results promise to be surprising and inspiring.

This project is being run with the support of The Australia Council's Interconnections Program.