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Lifetime: 1886 - 1927 Passed: ≈ 97 years ago

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Hugo Ball

Books by Hugo Ball

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Karawane

Poetry Philosophy Art
Language Literature Art Anti-War Poetry Surrealism Nonsense Modernism Avant-Garde Dadaism Anti-bourgeois Anarchy

Karawane is a poem by Hugo Ball, a key figure in the Dadaist movement. It is renowned for its use of nonsensical words and its rejection of traditional poetic conventions. The poem's meaninglessness reflects the core principle of Dadaism—a critique o...

Simultan Krippenspiel (Concert bruitiste) Cover image

Simultan Krippenspiel (Concert bruitiste)

Poetry Drama Art
Play Christmas Nativity German Literature Surrealism Noise Avant-Garde Dadaism Sound Poetry Performance Art Experimental Theatre Sound Effects

Simultan Krippenspiel (Concert bruitiste) is a dadaistic Christmas play by Hugo Ball. It is written almost entirely in sounds and noises, a characteristic of Ball's famous sound poetry. The play uses a range of sound effects and vocalizations to tell...

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Flametti, oder Vom Dandyismus der Armen

Comedy Fiction
Varieté Dandyismus Zürich Artisten Freudenmädchen Polizei Charaktere Sprache

Flametti, or On the Dandyism of the Poor by Hugo Ball is a novel that chronicles the rise and fall of Max Flametti, a star in the Zurich cabaret scene. The novel vividly portrays the colorful world of cabaret, with its performers, celebrities, prosti...