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Lulu: Concept Design

By Alban Berg

This production reimagines Lulu not as a predatory femme fatale, but as a fragile butterfly trapped within the web of society’s desire, obsession, and projection. The visual world transforms the traditional spider motif into an oppressive social network constructed from corsetry, veils, cages, and geometric threads, symbolizing the forces that confine and consume her.

Lulu appears as an iridescent specimen, beautiful, mutable, and constantly observed. The men around her function as collectors and voyeurs, pinning identities onto her rather than truly seeing her.

At its core, the concept reframes Lulu as both an object and a victim of societal fantasy a creature caught in a beautiful yet deadly web.

Tonal inspiration & research

Scenic Design

© 2026 by Cayla Baughns 

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