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32 MARKETS & MOVERS
THE ESTHETE
Teona Chkheidze,
Georgian
Her favorite place? “The little theater in
the old town,” is the spontaneous reply,
“because of its cosy atmosphere.” The
top floor of the “Stadel,” a landmark
former storage building, seats no more
than 99 people. Between one and four
actors perform on the stage in plays
such as “Null Bock auf Klassiker?”
(Shove those classics) or “Goethe, hör
mich an” (Goethe, listen to me). During
the intermission, you can even talk
shop with the performers.
Sometimes the spotlight is on Teona
herself, a violinist with the Georgian
Chamber Orchestra, as the mellow
tones of a Mozart piece radiate from
the strings of her violin at one of the
theater’s cultural evenings. Music was
also what brought the 34-year-old to
Ingolstadt 13 years ago. She was
determined to continue her studies
with her childhood teacher, Professor
Konstantin Vardeli.
Although she has surrounded herself
with a lot of Georgian culture in her
beautiful house at the edge of the city,
it is clear that Teona Chkheidze has
long felt very much at home in Ingol-
stadt. “Here, you’re not just a number
like in a big city,” she explains.
There’s also the weekly market, where
cut flowers shine out from rows of
buckets in a rainbow of color. This is
where Teona prefers to buy Schroben-
hausen asparagus, a local specialty.
Harald Jung, Neuburger Rundschau