Simone Scharbert: Für Anna

In the organizer's words:

For Anna. An Exposure: Reading and sound/image performance with Janina Sachau, Frank Bauer and Simone Scharbert

Anna Atkins, born in 1799 in Tonbridge, England, died in 1871 in Halstead, is today considered one of the first female photographers. With her tireless work and wondrous cyanotypes, she made an important contribution to the science of the Victorian era - and yet was hardly recognized. In "For Anna", Simone Scharbert tells how Anna Atkins pushed ahead with her photographic and scientific work against many odds, carrying with her all the losses of her life, questions of memory and exposure.
To be heard and seen on this evening: the actress Janina Sachau and the musician Frank Bauer, who combine individual pieces of text with analog synthesizers and live camera recordings to create a very unique performance - complemented by a conversation with the author.

Simone Scharbert was born in Aichach in 1974, studied political science, philosophy and literature in Munich, Augsburg and Vienna, then completed a doctorate in political science; lives and works as a freelance author and lecturer in Erftstadt. (simonescharbert.de)

Janina Sachau was born in Dortmund. Theater engagements have taken her to Freiburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Essen, Aachen and Cologne. Janina also works for film and TV, and as a voice actress for audio books, dubbing and various radio stations.