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The Dada Dramaturgy of Readymade Cabaret 2.0

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2021

Chloë Rae Edmonson
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Abstract

This Is Not a Theatre Company’s Readymade Cabaret 2.0 combines classic Dada dramaturgy with a Covid-era virtual theatre of short vignettes, much like the original Dada performances at the Cabaret Voltaire. Character-based dialogue strikes at the same existential questions explored by the Dada collaborators, especially prescient in the context of a global pandemic that has drastically altered our daily lives.

Type
Critical Acts
Information
TDR , Volume 65 , Issue 4 , December 2021 , pp. 166 - 172
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press for Tisch School of the Arts/NYU

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