Karen O and KK Barrett’s psycho-opera Stop the Virgens, which debuted in October 2011 at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, is an assault on the tragic joys of youth told through a series of fever dreams. We go behind the scenes to see how it developed from an album written seven years ago into a live performance. 

Read more about Stop the Virgens and check out photos from the live performance on The Creators Project.