Author: Melzer, Annabelle Henkin
PAJ Books: Art + Performance; Paperback; Illustrated
Published: April 1994
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 0801848458
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The anarchic Dada movement is the subject of continuing interest among literary and cultural studies scholars as well as among theater professionals. This book describes the founding of themovement among the Zurich performance collective known as the Cabaret Voltaire, and traces its scandalous history. (Performing Arts)Describes the founding of the Dada movement among the Zurich performance collective known as the Cabaret Voltaire, and traces its scandalous history through the rift in the 1920s that separated Dada, with its dedication to political provocation, from the more contemplative surrealism.