When is the performance?

The performance begins on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

How long does the event last?

The performance lasts about 60 minutes.

Where will the play be performed?

The event takes place at FFT Düsseldorf at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1 in 40210 Düsseldorf.

How much does a regular ticket cost?

The regular ticket price is 20 Euros. Reduced tickets and other pricing tiers are also available.

In which language will it be performed?

The performance will be performed in German and shown with English surtitles.

What topics does the play address?

The production addresses loss, separation, experiences of flight, East German memory, grief work, and new beginnings.

Elisa Künast at FFT Düsseldorf 2026

Name: Elisa Künast: I Just Miss Her
Start: 2026-11-06T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-06T21:00:00+01:00
Location: FFT Düsseldorf

An intense theater evening about farewell, memory, and new beginnings

What remains when a shared life ends and a move is imminent? Elisa Künast's performance I Just Miss Her or Preserving the East German Version combines personal grief work with the story of a post-reunification generation. On November 6, 2026, the Düsseldorf audience will experience a powerful production at the FFT about breaks, losses, and the search for a new beginning.

Between separation and new beginning

The reunification initially sounds like a new beginning. In this stage work, however, it also appears as a rift: a cut that shapes relationships, family histories, and political experiences up to the present day. Inspired by interviews with women who grew up in East Germany, Elisa Künast develops a multifaceted theater experience about remembering, repressing, and preserving.

A move as a symbol of change

At the center is a performer who grapples with the end of a relationship and the things of a shared past. Boxes, familiar objects, and the impending change become powerful images for the question of what can remain and what must be left behind. The event combines personal closeness with social reflection and invites the audience to participate.

Atmospheric performance theater

A dense event atmosphere is created through fog, intense smells, abrupt changes in light, and unexpected sounds. The approximately 60-minute performance is presented in German with English surtitles. It addresses topics such as loss, experiences of flight, and depression. The event experience is aimed at an attentive audience that appreciates contemporary theater, performative forms, and political memory culture.

Award-winning directing work

Elisa Künast, born in 1998 in Jena and raised between the divides of East and West, received the jury prize of the Körber Studio Young Directors 2026 for the production. Her works arise in co-creative processes and deal with the question of how systems shape female-identified bodies. The award underscores the artistic relevance of this production and its unique position in the current theater landscape.

Organization and event planning

The Forum Freies Theater e. V. presents the production at the FFT Düsseldorf. The venue at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz provides the appropriate setting for a concentrated performance between theater, installation, and audience discussion. For its target audience, the evening relies on a clear connection of personal history, East German memory, and contemporary stage aesthetics.

Conclusion: An evening that resonates

I Just Miss Her promises no comfortable theater but an intense event experience with open questions. Visitors encounter a performance about farewell, belonging, and the contradictory feelings of a new beginning. Those who want to experience contemporary theater with political depth and sensual stage atmosphere should discover this evening live at the FFT Düsseldorf.