Minerva Scientifica is an evolving music-theatre programme and research project, pairing women scientists and composers throughout the UK.
It is an electric voice theatre initiative, developing a wide range of projects in the UK with scientists, composers, universities, primary and secondary schools, community groups, researchers and promoters. A dizzying array of knowledge, skills and fun has been shared between participants in workshops, performances, recordings, broadcasts and recordings since it began in 2013. This website provides further information about the female scientists and composers, past and present, who have featured in Minerva Scientifica Projects – sharing their music, their collaborations, and their lives and work. It also showcases music written by students who have shared in these collaborations. The site was created in partnership with Catherine Booth, Science Curator (retired) at the National Library of Scotland, Dr Patricia Fara, President of the British Society for the History of Science, and website builder Jeremy Cowan Web Design N4.
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To find out more about how Minerva Scientifica projects work and how to get involved, please visit our company website www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk
The website grew out of an Outreach Project in collaboration with Catherine Booth, Science Curator at the National Library of Scotland, Dr Pam Cameron, Director of Novo Science , Edinburgh Napier University and Canal View Primary School, Wester Hailes in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2017.
The project involved three of the University’s scientists, each working with a composer to create music from their science, and web development by 3rd year School of Computing student Zoe Wall. Primary 6 pupils worked with all our collaborators and produced their own music which became part of our Edinburgh Festival Fringe Show, Scottish Superwomen of Science .
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