The genres were bent and changed to push the limits of performing arts.The Cabaret was not open long but it went on to host important performances and renowned many artists. After witnessing the invasion of Belgium, he was disillusioned, saying: "The war is founded on a glaring mistake – men h… He wanted to be an actor and studied the craft.His penchant for the performing arts did not stop him from the desire to fight for his country. Almost 100 years later, art enthusiasts and historians can look back at his work and acknowledge him for his success.Along with Emmy Hennings, Hugo Ball was one of the original leaders of the Dada movement. Hugo Ball performed his sound poetry Karawane in 1916 and then Katzen and Pfauen in 1916. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 5th, 2010.Ball wrote his poem "Karawane," which is a German poem consisting of nonsensical words. At this time, Switzerland was a war neutral country and Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings were residents.The location that became The Cabaret Voltaire, Spiegelgasse 1, already hosted a literary café. At this time, Ball and Hemmings retired in a small village in Switzerland. It is important to note that Emmy Hennings was as involved in the art scene as Ball, and an acclaimed artist in her own right.He continued to study and find interest in anarchist philosophy, though he did not agree with its more militant aspects. The words made sounds but had no real meaning to his ears.Hugo Ball performed his sound poetry Karawane in 1916 and then Katzen and Pfauen in 1916. He was mostly forgotten by the art world at large.
He opened Cabaret Voltaire a performing arts space that became, essentially, the beginnings of the Dada movement.Hugo Ball was born in Pirmasens, Germany on February 22, 1886. LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Karawane by Hugo Ball.

He grew up in a middle class, Catholic family.

They consisted of incomprehensible sounds, not words with meaning. His performances successfully articulated the movement’s radical nihilism and iconoclastic ideology.In a sharp contrast to the avant-garde life that Ball had been living, in 1920 he returned to his Catholic faith. Later on, Ball witnessed the invasion in Belgium. His involvement with the Cabaret Voltaire is also intimately connected to the historical significance of Dada. He immersed himself in their mysticism and dedicated the later portion of his life to this.Between 1920 and 1930, Ball revisited some of his diaries from the previous decade. Karawane. He left his country with cabaret performer Emmy Hennings. Ball has said that the incomprehensible nature of his poetry reminded him of attending Catholic mass as a child.
He was mostly forgotten by the art world at large.

Ball would later marry this woman in 1920. Ball was one of the founders of Dada, and the poem was first read in the newly opened Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich. There Ball organized and promoted Dada events, including performances in which he participated - most often reciting his sound poems. He had previously studied acting in school. His thinking reaches more complex areas than the Dada sequence, and his critique of Hugo Ball was a German artist who focused his creativity on performing arts. After moving to Munich and then Heidelberg, Ball studied sociology and philosophy. ‘Karawane’ is a poem written and performed by Hugo Ball in 1916, and it consists of meaningless words and sounds. They were given the back room to host cutting edge performances. Later on, Ball witnessed the invasion in Belgium. [online] Available at: This computer translation of this work was not want he meant by the word. He wanted to be an actor and studied the craft.His penchant for the performing arts did not stop him from the desire to fight for his country.

He grew up in a middle class, Catholic family. After his more formal studies, he moved to Berlin with large dreams. This being said, the art came from the sounds and this lack of meaning, not his acting skills.Ball also wore interesting costumes, such as the one pictured above, but this visual aspect was always considered secondary to the sound.

After moving to Munich and then Heidelberg, Ball studied sociology and philosophy.

Here he connected with the early medieval Christian saints. He left his country with cabaret performer Emmy Hennings. Regardless, he saw it as a necessary step to further socio-political enlightenment.The Cabaret Voltaire opened on February 5, 1916 in Zürich, Switzerland. Regardless, he saw it as a necessary step to further socio-political enlightenment.The Cabaret Voltaire opened on February 5, 1916 in Zürich, Switzerland.