Lulu Obermayer (Munich)

Picture shows Lulu Obermayer
Foto: Agustin Farias
Picture shows Lulu Obermayer
Foto: Agustin Farias

Biography:

Lulu Obermayer, born in Munich in 1989, moves between opera, theater, performance art and dance in her practice. She uses the European canon as a point of friction in order to uncover the hidden potential of female characters, transform dominant narrative strands and expose invisible perspectives. A particular focus of her performances is the role of gender in opera.

Freischwimmen project:

Lulu Obermayer was named after the title heroine of a play, a film and an opera. In her solo performance Lulu, she confronts and mirrors the figurine, the role and the character. To create a more complex picture of the character, the artist traces sources connected to Lulu and collects stories that have never been told before. She conjures up a séance-like setting, invoking her predecessors and bringing them into conversation. The monologue thus becomes a dialogue.

Statement:

FREISCHWIMMEN provided a space in which I was able to focus intensively on the research and realization of my piece. For myself and for my artistic practice, it was of huge benefit to be part of a larger group and the network. The coproduction enabled me to develop and present a new piece. From my perspective, I just can’t imagine the theater scene of the German-speaking world without the institution that is FREISCHWIMMEN.

Performances:

Invitations and residencies:

Invitations

2023 Buzzcut Festival, Glasgow
2023 Steirischer Herbst, Graz
2023 Theater Rotterdam
2024 10 days of free swimming, Stuttgart
2024 “United in Grief. A Festival in Togetherness and/in Mourning at Theater Neumarkt, Zurich”

Residencies

2023 brut, Vienna
2023 Sophiensaele, Berlin