Cabaret Voltaire Opens (1916 CE)

About this moment

Cabaret Voltaire is the birthplace of the Dada art movement, founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1916. It was founded by Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings as a cabaret intended for artistic and political purposes. Other founding members were Marcel Janco, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Jean Arp.

Gallery

Cabaret Voltaire VeranstaltungAdrian MichaelCC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons

Zürich, Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich, SpiegelgasseMedia library of Art and Visual History of Humboldt University of BerlinCC BY-SA 4.0 Europeana

People

Hugo Ball · 1886 CE – 1927 CE
Emmy Hennings · 1885 CE – 1948 CE
Marcel Janco · 1895 CE – 1984 CE
Richard Huelsenbeck · 1892 CE – 1974 CE
Tristan Tzara · 1896 CE – 1963 CE
Sophie Taeuber-Arp · 1889 CE – 1943 CE
Jean Arp · 1886 CE – 1966 CE

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