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Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich)
Cabaret Voltaire
was the name of a nightclub in
Zurich
,
Switzerland
. It was founded by
Hugo Ball
, with his companion
Emmy Hennings
on February 5, 1916 as a
cabaret
for artistic and political purposes. Other founding members were
Marcel Janco
,
Richard Huelsenbeck
,
Tristan Tzara
, and
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
and
Jean Arp
. Events at the cabaret proved pivotal in the founding of the anarchic art movement known as
Dada
.
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