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Presence - A Conversation at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Presence - A Conversation at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jurg Berthold
By (author) Kristina Hinrichsen
By (author) Philip Ursprung
By (author) Mechtild Widrich
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreTheory of art
ISBN/Barcode 9783956792311
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Sternberg Press
Imprint Sternberg Press
Publication Date 29 June 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

Recently, the idea of "presence" has returned to the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In February 2013, in Zurich's historical Cabaret Voltaire, which was central to the Dada movement almost a hundred years ago, an experimental international symposium took place that put presence under the microscope. Presence: A Conversation at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich is not a traditional post-conference publication but is conceived as a theatrical discussion of ideas between different speakers, both on and offstage. In contrast to transcribed conversations, monologues are interspersed throughout the book, acting like small, performative interruptions. The lively juxtaposition of both individual speech and colloquy is enhanced by theatrical conventions: characters enter and exit; stage directions mirror those found in the cabaret. Contributors Elisabeth Bronfen, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Michael Hampe, Mark Jarzombek, Amelia Jones, Tom Levin, Dieter Mersch, Rebecca Schneider, Peter Zumthor