This year’s International Women’s Day will be different. The few activities and gatherings planned across the country are likely to be more subdued and less well attended than in previous years.
To compensate, however, the number of online events has multiplied, ranging from panel discussions and streaming to digital tours of museums. Joining one or all of them is a great alternative for those who want to fight and learn for women’s rights and their role in society with maximum caution. Here’s a quick overview:
“Woyzeck-Interrupted” at the Deutsches Theater
The Deutsches Theater presents “Woyzeck-Interrupted” via streaming, a new adaptation of Georg Büchner’s unfinished play from a feminist perspective. This will be followed by a panel discussion with the dramaturge and the lead actress.
When? Monday, March 8, 2021, from 7 to 8:30 pm
Where: dringeblieben.de
Documentary #Female Pleasure at filmRaum
Hamburg’s alternative cinema filmRaum is screening the documentary #FemalePleasure online and free of charge, which explores the struggles of 5 women from very different backgrounds to overcome the taboos of their society around their sexuality and free will.
When? Monday, March 8, 2021, from 17 to 19
Where: filmRaum.de
“Herstory” at the German Historical Museum
The German Historical Museum in Berlin is offering a livestream tour through 1500 years of German history from a feminist perspective.
When? Monday, March 8, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Where? Website of the German Historical Museum
Women painters and “muses” at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum
The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne also offers a digital tour, in this case through its collection of portraits of women and the works of the two painters Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot.
When: March 04, 2021, from 17:45 to 19:00
Where? Registration required at info@frauengeschichtsverein.de
Women explorers of the cosmos
On the Planetarium Berlin Foundation’s youtube channel, various female scientists present past and present female scientists and astronauts who have contributed to expanding our knowledge of the universe.
When: March 08, 2021, 7 p.m.
Where? Youtube
bLUMENaUTOMATENpOESY
The Magda Bittner-Simmet Foundation, together with the Bavarian Academy of Television, presents a curious art project that fuses images with poetry and music, with the aim of reflecting on the role of women in art.
When: March 08, 2021
Where? www.mbs-stiftung.de
“Sternstunde Ihres Lebens” at the HAWK
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts is using Zoom to project the film “Sternstunde Ihres Lebens”, a biography of the lawyer Elisabeth Selbert, who fought for and finally achieved the recognition of equal rights for men and women in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany.
When: March 08, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
Where? Via Zoom, with registration with name and e-mail addressunter:nicola.hille@hawk.de
FILMWOMEN. THE INTERVIEWS on ZDF
ZDF is releasing a new season of its series “FILMFRAUEN. DIE INTERVIEWS”, in which 4 actresses share their personal experiences in the industry. The channel is also offering a lot of other content to mark International Women’s Day.