03. A Tale of two Cities - Zurich
DaDa the Cabaret of Dissent In this Blog - we focus on Dada and its post war legacy in the USA Introduction 1. The second episode of "The Shock of the N ew" - Robert Hughes discusses the story of a group of dissenters who escape the savage violence of the war by high tailing it off to the nearest neutral country, switzerland. 2. Hugo Ball and Karawane - The mock ritual at Cabaret Voltaire. 3. The Irony of Hugo Ball - In a supreme change of heart, Ball totally turns his back on DaDa. 4. The Beginnings and reason for the Generation Gap - Robert Hughes speaks of a gap between "official Language" and the experiences of the soldiers in the trenches. 5. The German Revolution - The German Monarchy abdicates and is replaced by the Weimar republic. 6. Post War Germany - In an air of disillusionment and pessimism places such as Berlin become centers of Hedonism. 7. Berlin DaDa - Richard Huelsenbeck...