lulu obermayer
lulu obermayer

Lulu

16./17.05.2025 Schaubühne Lindenfels, Leipzig

01.12/2.12.2023 Theater Rampe, Stuttgart

24.11/25.11/28.11.2023 HochX Theater und Live Art, Munich

 


Lulu Obermayer’s artistic practice stages encounters with female figures from the canon.
Named after a titular heroine herself, the artist confronts her namesake in the solo performance LULU, reflecting herself in the dramatic figure. Lulu is seen as a projection of male fantasy, and there seems to be consensus on who she is: a femme fatale who brings ruin upon herself and those around her. It is said that Lulu functions as a mirror. But which Lulu looks back when Lulu gazes into the mirror?

To create a more complex image of the character, the artist traces sources connected to , conjuring a séance-like setting, invoking her predecessors, and bringing them into conversation. The monologue thus becomes a dialogue. Her references include Frank Wedekind’s plays EARTH SPIRIT and PANDORA'S BOX, Tilly Wedekind’s autobiography LULU, THE ROLE OF MY LIFE, G.W. Pabst’s film PANDORA'S BOX, Louise Brooks’ memoir LULU IN HOLLYWOOD, Alban Berg’s opera LULU, and Kathy Acker’s LULU UNCHAINED.

 

Artistic Direction, Concept, Performance: Lulu Obermayer
Performers: Mireille Capelle, Margareta Klobucar, Marion Röder-Obermayer, Hans-Peter Obermayer
Hologram Design and Technical Direction: Michele Piazzi
Video: Nora Jacobs
Sound Design: Adrienne Teicher / Alex Mackay
Makeup: Marlena Fink
Costume: Predrag Pele Petrovic
Production Management: Dana Tucker
PR: Kathrin Schäfer
Photography: Julian Baumann

With the kind support of the Cultural Department of the City of Munich. A co-production by Lulu Obermayer with FREISCHWIMMEN, the production platform for performance and theater, supported by brut Wien, FFT Düsseldorf, Gessnerallee Zürich, HochX Theater und Live Art München, LOFFT – DAS THEATER Leipzig, Schwankhalle Bremen, SOPHIENSÆLE Berlin, and Theater Rampe Stuttgart, under the management of SOPHIENSÆLE GmbH. FREISCHWIMMEN is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media through the program Verbindungen fördern of the German Association of Independent Performing Arts (Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e.V.). FREISCHWIMMEN is also supported by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, and the Cultural Office of the Canton of Zurich.

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16./17.05.2025 Schaubühne Lindenfels, Leipzig

01.12/2.12.2023 Theater Rampe, Stuttgart

24.11/25.11/28.11.2023 HochX Theater und Live Art, Munich

 


Lulu Obermayer’s artistic practice stages encounters with female figures from the canon.
Named after a titular heroine herself, the artist confronts her namesake in the solo performance LULU, reflecting herself in the dramatic figure. Lulu is seen as a projection of male fantasy, and there seems to be consensus on who she is: a femme fatale who brings ruin upon herself and those around her. It is said that Lulu functions as a mirror. But which Lulu looks back when Lulu gazes into the mirror?

To create a more complex image of the character, the artist traces sources connected to , conjuring a séance-like setting, invoking her predecessors, and bringing them into conversation. The monologue thus becomes a dialogue. Her references include Frank Wedekind’s plays EARTH SPIRIT and PANDORA'S BOX, Tilly Wedekind’s autobiography LULU, THE ROLE OF MY LIFE, G.W. Pabst’s film PANDORA'S BOX, Louise Brooks’ memoir LULU IN HOLLYWOOD, Alban Berg’s opera LULU, and Kathy Acker’s LULU UNCHAINED.

 

Artistic Direction, Concept, Performance: Lulu Obermayer
Performers: Mireille Capelle, Margareta Klobucar, Marion Röder-Obermayer, Hans-Peter Obermayer
Hologram Design and Technical Direction: Michele Piazzi
Video: Nora Jacobs
Sound Design: Adrienne Teicher / Alex Mackay
Makeup: Marlena Fink
Costume: Predrag Pele Petrovic
Production Management: Dana Tucker
PR: Kathrin Schäfer
Photography: Julian Baumann

With the kind support of the Cultural Department of the City of Munich. A co-production by Lulu Obermayer with FREISCHWIMMEN, the production platform for performance and theater, supported by brut Wien, FFT Düsseldorf, Gessnerallee Zürich, HochX Theater und Live Art München, LOFFT – DAS THEATER Leipzig, Schwankhalle Bremen, SOPHIENSÆLE Berlin, and Theater Rampe Stuttgart, under the management of SOPHIENSÆLE GmbH. FREISCHWIMMEN is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media through the program Verbindungen fördern of the German Association of Independent Performing Arts (Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e.V.). FREISCHWIMMEN is also supported by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, and the Cultural Office of the Canton of Zurich.

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