Gaby Bila-Gunther @ Cherry Poets

This week @ Cherry Poets we are thrilled to present as our feature, Gaby Bila-Gunther aka LADY GABY

“LADY GABY AKA Gaby Bila-Günther, originally from Romania, arrived in Berlin via Melbourne where she would regularly perform in public spaces. Widely published, her spoken-word, poetry, short stories and nonfiction articles have appeared in journals, online sites, CD compilations, magazines and literature anthologies in Australia, England, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, USA and England.

She has performed, curated and showed text based, photos and video works in Australia, Germany, Austria, Denmark, England, Italy, Holland, Sweden, Spain, Scotland, Switzerland, Romania, USA, Slovenia and Czech Republic.

Working often in public spaces or deserted buildings, with found objects photos, turning household and feminine objects into art as well as making collages and site specific installations and interventions in public spaces, LADY GABY, responds to her surrounding environment with powerful sentiments in her spoken-words and electronic beats too. Together with Sophia Fenella, they run the monthly spoken word performance and live music show, THE POETIC GROOVE at Barbiche. Alone, LADY GABY, presents and hosts the monthly radio show, THE WORD BANK RADIO SHOW, on 88.4fm or colaboradio.de, a show about literature, spoken word and performance shows as well as projects focusing on the word, feminism and performance.”

www.soundcloud.com/lady-gaby

I’m really looking forward to hearing Lady Gaby as I’m sure those who knew her and her work from back when she lived in Melbourne are too. And for those who haven’t encountered her before, be prepared for a fabulous experience. Plus our open stage (place yr name on the board 5mins max)