The Cat Paradox (Mitzi's Mensch)
The revenge of Schrödinger's Cat
“Intelligent, thought-provoking and funny.”
Barbara Behrendt, rbb24
“A brilliantly constructed piece.. Quantum physics has rarely been this funny.."
Sabine Rempe, NN
About the Show
In The Cat Paradox, the magic of puppetry and a generous amount of humour are used to explore the famous thought experiment “Schrödinger’s Cat”.
But the cat has questions of its own, and little patience for being someone else’s test subject. Human and animal exchange roles, as a straightforward lecture performance unravels into a funny and unsettling theatrical adventure. Scientific certainty slips away, and the audience discovers that watching may be anything but an innocent activity.
Playfully moving between physical comedy, puppetry and philosophical inquiry, The Cat Paradox explores our relationship with animals, our perception of time and space, and the irresistible human desire to make sense of everything—even when reality refuses to cooperate.
Age Group
Adults or 10 +
Language
Available in French, German or English with subtitles
Duration
50 Minutes
"Wild, physical.. hilarious.. like a perpetual motion machine that never stops questioning reality. “
Sabine Rempe, NN
Selected Festivals & Venues
Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes, Charleville-Mézières (IN programme) · FIDENA · FIGURA · Internationales Figurentheater-Festival Erlangen· Recidives Normandie · FIMP Porto· Theater der Dinge Berlin · Asphalt Festival Düsseldorf · Schauburg München · Starke Stucke Frankfurt · FITZ! Stuttgart · Theater Stadelhofen Zurich · Boze Wolf Festival Belgium
Credits
Creation & Performance Ariel Doron Co-Creation & Outside Eyes Florian Feisel, Marius Alsleben, David Lockard, Shai Cohen, Tobias Tönjes, Marta Pelamatti, Mehdi Pinget Puppet Design Maria Gurevich
Stage Design Zohar Shoef Graphic Design David Lockard Sound Marius Alsleben Video David Campesino Costume Design Josephine Kwon With the generous support of Fonds Darstellende Künste (project funding), asphalt Festival Düsseldorf, FIDENA Bochum, FITZ! & IMAGINALE Festival Stuttgart, GFP e. V. Munich, Schaubude Berlin
Photos @ Lea Röwer, Florian Feisel