Curie_Meitner_Lamarr_indivisible: Theatre Play and Panel Discussion

The projects Clean Circles, SFB 1194 and TRR 150 invite you to the theatre performance "Curie_Meitner_Lamarr_indivisible" by portraittheater Wien about three outstanding female scientists followed by a panel discussion on December 5, 2023 starting at 5 pm in the Wilhelm-Köhler-Saal at TU Darmstadt. The play depicts the lives and outstanding achievements of the three women and puts it into societal context.

Schedule:
 5 pm: Entrance opening
 5:30 pm: Welcome and start of the play
 7 pm: Walking dinner buffet with opportunity to exchange
 7:45 pm: Panel discussion on the importance of female role-models with
                 Apl. Prof. Dr. Sc. Tatiana Gambaryan-Roisman 
                 Prof. Dr. Elena Mäder-Baumdicker 
                 Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Federica Ferraro 
                 Dr. Uta Zybell (Gender Equality Officer of TU Darmstadt)
                 Direct Track students of Clean Circles 
                 Moderation: Dr. Angela Müller

The event will be held in English and is free of charge. For planning purposes we kindly ask you to register using this survey.

Text: Sandra Schüddekopf and Anita Zieher with original quotes of Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Hedy Lamarr; Photos: © Reinhard Werner; Stage concept: Eva-Maria Schwenkel

**** Synopsis of the play ****

Radiation. Nuclear fission. Frequency hopping.
Three outstanding pioneers represent the achievements of women in the field of science and technology: The double Nobel Price winner and discoverer of radioactivity Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867–1934), the Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist Lise Meitner (1878–1968) and the Viennese Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000) with the invention of frequency hopping.
Incidents of their lives, achievements and impediments as well as the contents of their research and the passion for their work are in the centre of the theatre play „Curie_Meitner_Lamarr_indivisible“, produced by the Viennese association portraittheater. Illustrated with music and videos with three girls the performance shows within 95 minutes an entertaining portrait of extraordinary women in history. The theatre performance, directed by Sandra Schüddekopf, with Anita Zieher impersonating the three women was a great success in Austria and had already been invited e.g. to Australia, Belgium, Germany, Iran, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and to the United States.