Death Valley Junction

13.10.2024 Rodeofestival, Munich

28.04.2024 JOiN, 10tage freischwimmen, Stuttgart

07.07/08.07.2023 HochX Theater und Live Art, Munich

21.01/22.01.2022 Tanztage, Sophiensaele, Berlin

In a monologue, Lulu Obermayer celebrates the radical artistic practice of Broadway dancer, choreographer, and painter Marta Becket. In 1967, Becket discovered a derelict theater in Death Valley Junction, California, and transformed it into the Amargosa Opera House, where she lived and performed until her passing in 2017.

Obermayer's performance intertwines audience interaction, light, and shadow, narrating tales of spirits, time, and devotion. This creates a mirage where theater, dreams, and destiny converge. In a spectral duet, planetary alignments reflect on the (im)possibility of an artistic life. The piece underscores theater's potential as a mirror of life—a space for communal remembrance and farewell.

Concept, Research, and Performance: Lulu Obermayer
Lighting Design and Technical Direction: Hanna Kritten Tangsoo
Hair and Makeup: Marlena Fink
Birth Chart Analysis: Aliza Kelly
Painting: Miguel Angel Espinoza Jr.
Video Editing: Leah Marojevic
Dramaturgical Support: Maciej Sado
Photography: Benjamin Röder/Mayra Wallraff

A production by Lulu Obermayer in co-production with SOPHIENSÆLE. With kind support from MOtiVE Brooklyn, Tanzfabrik Berlin e.V., and Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte, and funding from the Senate Department for Culture and Europe.

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