When the professional pilot and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote and drew The Little Prince in 1943, he could not have imagined what a huge global success his book would become. The poetic tale of the little prince, who travels to the strangest planets in search of freedom and friends, continues to touch generations of readers. With this plea for curiosity, tolerance and humanity, we are coming to Karlsruhe's classrooms and surroundings - and the children will not just remain spectators, but will be king, businessman, geographer, snake and fox and bring the rose to life.
Dance and theater teacher Steffi Heiner studied educational science and philosophy at the University of Erfurt. She has been head of theater education at stellwerk - junges Theater Weimar since 2009. Since then, she has created many productions for and with children, most recently Mio, mein Mio and Die Räuber. She specializes in plays for the very youngest children. Her production Abräumen for children aged 2 and over was nominated for the Thuringian Theater Prize 2016. The Little Prince celebrates its premiere in a classroom, but will also be performed at the INSEL.
