The Performance: "My Neighbourhood", storytelling, violin and photography

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Dear Church Team,

My name is Christian Stejskal. I am a storyteller, violinist, and photographer, and I would like to offer your church my multimedia performance, “My Neighbourhood.” The performance tells the story of my pilgrimage on foot from Vienna, via Jerusalem, to Aksum in northern Ethiopia, and my life living among the Zabaleen – Cairo’s Christian garbage collectors – while working as a violinist at the Cairo Opera House, including during the Egyptian revolution. Over five years, I documented their lives through photography and writing. In the performance, I share seven stories of seven people from Garbage City, accompanied by my photographs and original violin music. The performance explores themes of politics, religion, revolution, pigs, garbage, friendship and love. Since 2016, I have performed “My Neighbourhood” around 250 times in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, England, Scotland, and Ireland, including churches, cultural centres, schools, and libraries. You can read a review from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival here: http://www.threeweeksedinburgh.com/article/my-neighbourhood-christian-stejskal/ A short excerpt of the performance can be viewed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkbzNgoXjqI&t=166s

I am planning performances in the United Kingdom and Ireland in October and November 2026, and I would be delighted to discuss the possibility of performing at your church and answer any questions or practical arrangements.

With warm regards,

Christian Stejskal

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