Kantate. A Latin imperative that calls for singing and in music refers to a form of multi-movement work for one or more voices with accompaniment. Inspired by the local baroque architecture, director and performer Lulu Obermayer is planning an architectural intervention in the Protestant Egidienkirche church together with her brother, visual artist, DJ and club operator Benjamin Röder. Club loudspeakers and organ music meet the architecture of the church, resulting in an unexpected acoustic and visual experience. The church building, part of which dates back to the 12th century and is situated on the slope to the castle, is used in Kantate as a place of physical and psychological reorientation. With a minimalist transformation, the social and aesthetic space is transferred into a new dimension, creating a new spatial experience in which past and present meet.
Lulu Obermayer works in the fields of opera, theatre, performance, dramaturgy and choreography. Her works combine historical events with theatrical narratives and allow both fictional and real voices to have their say in order to scrutinise questions of agency and representation on stage. Through her intensive examination of the European cultural canon, she uncovers hidden potential and retells established narratives. Her art strengthens perspectives that are often overlooked or silenced. After Kantate, she is planning an artistic project about nuns and monastic life for 2025.