The Dada Dramaturgy of Readymade Cabaret 2.0. Issue 4 (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Edmonson, Chloë Rae
• Is Part Of: TDR. Volume 65:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 166
• Page End: 172
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: Theater -- Periodicals; Theater -- Political aspects -- Periodicals; Theater and society -- Periodicals; Experimental theater -- Periodicals; Théâtre -- Périodiques; Experimental theater; Theater; Theater and society; Theater -- Political aspects; Aspect politique; Aspect social; Société; Théâtre (Spectacle); Théâtre expérimental; Periodicals; 792.05
• DOI: 10.1017/S1054204321000605
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1365-7518

Abstract

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.