Christabel is a participatory chamber theater performance. There are no actors in this play for two spectators. Instead, the first act consists of short texts, the second of photographs, and the third of sound.
Christabel Heisig belonged to a well-known artistic family in Leipzig, but the play is not about her, it’s about her apartment, where the author placed a fantasy of home and uninterrupted “normal” life.
https://www.schaubuehne.com/spielplan/christabel
Press&Media:
»[...] es ist der Blick in ein Kaleidoskop zweier Leben, die sich auf unwahrscheinliche Art miteinander vermengen. Eine simple, vollendete Inszenierung wie glänzender Sternenstaub, der sich wie Balsam auf die Seele legt. Und einfach nur eines einfordert: Mensch zu sein.« (Torben Ibs, Kreuzer Leipzig, Januar ’26)
Concept, texts, photos, direction and performance: Natalia Zaitseva
Dramaturgy and project management: Lisa Dressler
Scenography and object design: Claudia Doms
Translation and editing: Martina Lisa
A production by Natalia Zaitseva and Schaubühne Lindenfels. Supported by the Cultural Foundation of Saxony and the City of Leipzig – Cultural Office.
Trailer Christabel on Vimeo