The Matilda effect

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Puppet theatre for adults. Duration: 70 min without intermission. A performance in which two puppeteers magically intertwine their own bodies and voices with puppets of different sizes and tell a sensual, poetic and humorous story about some of history's outstanding female scientists. Discover the driving force and costs behind women's groundbreaking achievements - and some of the discoveries they never got credit for. As early as the 19th century, the American activist and freethinker Matilda Joslyn Gage observed how women's scientific work was systematically attributed to male researchers. This has since given its name to the phenomenon "The Matilda Effect" - and to this performance. Cast: Pernille Nedergaard Haugesen, Astrid Kjaer Director: Astrid Lindhart Set designer: Nana Andrea Tiefenböck Doll maker: Katrine Karlsen Doll maker: Katrine Karlsen. - Date: 13 November 2026 - Time: 11:00–19:00 - Venue: Folketeatret - Address: Nørregade 39, Copenhagen K, Denmark - Admission: From DKK 240