@CPR | LUMU Movement: Before I was an Egg I was a Chicken

Before I was an Egg I was a Chicken is a look into how we view versions of the self, deeply informed by gender, transition, and absurdity.

Before I was an Egg I was a Chicken is a look into how we view different versions of the self deeply informed by gender, transition, and absurdity. The term egg refers to those who are in a state of awakening/birth, as well as a term used among those in the trans community to refer to someone who is trans but has not yet realized. How many times do we need to be reborn to figure out what is right? How do we know when fear is secretly holding us back? Who has to die for answers to be revealed? We aim to answer these questions through tender chicken love and visceral cathartic movements. BOCK!

Director/choreographer: Lulu Munteanu.

Performers: Daisy Maass, Lex Casey, Mackenzie Nye, Meena Manoj.

Costume: Alicia Steeves, Chloe Brown, and cast.

This piece was made possible through the Greenspace D.I.G. Residency.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
LUMU Movement was founded by Lulu Munteanu in 2025 as a dance company that focuses on elevating trans and queer voices. Creating environments that aim to push towards performance that is punk, clown, visceral, and tender. Under LUMU, Lulu has created work for PhysfestNYC, Dance Parade, Greenspace (DIG Residency, Fertile Ground), Body Artifacts (Cathedral of St. John the Divine), Movement Research, and Slowshare. Lulu Munteanu is a Choreographer, clown, and creature who resides and makes work in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Lulu also performs as a current and founding member of Gesture Theater, a trans led physical theater/clown company under the direction of Lou Sydel. She has also worked with companies in Seattle such as Spectrum Dance Theatre and Olympic Ballet Theatre.