Stockport's own Cabaret Voltaire

Level 4 BA (Hons) Illustration & BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Design students have been working together in small teams over the past few weeks on a Cabaret Voltaire performance. The project was inspired by the original Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, Switzerland, founded by Hugo Ball & Emmy Hennings in 1916. The purpose of the venue was to provided an opportunity for artistic and political cabaret.

Each student was given either a building, artist or element. E.g. Werkbundsiedlung, Dali or Helium, on which they based their research before combining their starting point with 2 other students.

Monday saw the culmination of the project in several live performances at the Town Hall in Stockport, which were wonderful to watch. Well done to all students who took part, and thank you to Stockport Town Hall for their support.

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Hugo Ball performing at Cabaret Voltaire in 1916 

Students performing a 2012 Cabaret Voltaire