15 years ago Una and Rochelle had a relationship. She was 41, he was 12. They haven't seen each other since. Now, 15 years later, he finds her again.(2022)This disturbing and moving adaptation of Blackbird, based on the play by David Harrower, poses the impossible...

A snippet in the life of a radicalised influencer. (Frascati Productions, 2023) Beautybomb, a radical adaptation of ‘Bombsong’ by Thea Dorn, tells the story of a young influencer who grows up with Instagram as an extension of herself. Through her obsession with the...

A scholarship(Foundation Hiphop Academy X Vandenende Foundation 2024)'In collaboration between Foundation Hiphop Academy and VDEF, three hip-hop talents received a special scholarship in 2024. Amisha Kumra (movement artist), Catoo Lustig (director), and Tim Postuma...

A leap of thought that transcends good or evil(Toneelschuur Producties × Theater Oostpool, 2024)As a young girl Nawal got pregnant by refugee Wahab, but had to give up their child. After learning to read and write later in life, she went looking for her child, but got...

Damaris de Jong and Catoo Lustig collaborate on various projects concerning the world wide web. Of which Beautybomb was the beginning. At Stichting Likeminds they wrote the first version of a new play: CATFISH, about a dissociated woman who seeks online connections...

A visual performance about the sensation of melancholia.(2022)In collaboration with a team of scenographers and technical producers, Catoo developed this short visual performance about a famous and elusive sensation: melancholia.  In a misty space with a gigantic...

Re-imagining a classical music concert.(Dutch Student Chamber Choir, 2024)Commissioned by the Dutch Student Chamber Choir, Catoo directed their 50th anniversary show. Together with conductor Lodewijk van der Ree, she worked with 30 talented singers. Under her...

Work in progress(Festival Cement and Toneelschuur Productions, 2025)Together with dramaturge Debbie Oskam, Catoo works on an ambitious project about mothers who send their children to foster homes or youth care. They are researching the motives of mothers to do this...