• The Merzspiel

    Pentameters Theatre 28 Heath Street Entrance Oriel Place, London, London, United Kingdom

    KURT SCHWITTERS has hijacked the body of British actor PAUL BRIGHTWELL in order to re-present MERZ

    £10 – £13
  • The Merzspiel

    Theatre by the Lake Studio Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick, Cumbria, United Kingdom

    KURT SCHWITTERS has hijacked the body of British actor PAUL BRIGHTWELL in order to re-present MERZ, his one-man art movement, live on stage

    £7 – £12
  • Showcasing Art History: Britain ∩ Europe

    Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square Campus Penton Rise, London, Kings Cross, United Kingdom

    Encounters in Art: Refugees from Nazi Europe and their Contribution to British Visual Culture

  • Showcasing Art History: Britain ∩ Europe

    Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square Campus Penton Rise, London, Kings Cross, United Kingdom

    Encounters in Art: John Heartfield: Art and Politics in 1930s Britain

  • Schwitters Spoken Loud and Softly: Florian Kaplick live performance

    Cample Line Cample Mill, Cample, Dumfriesshire Scotland, United Kingdom

    In a special event to mark the closing of Heather Ross’ installation The Loud and the Soft Speakers, musician and performer Florian Kaplick (the main protagonist in Ross’s installation) will give a live performance of Kurt Schwitter’s two most iconic works. This will include a performance of Schwitters’ seminal sound poem The Ursonate (approx 40 mins) and a new interpretation of his famous poem An Anna Blume.

    Free
  • In conversation: Artist Heather Ross and Performer/Musician Florian Kaplick

    Cample Line Cample Mill, Cample, Dumfriesshire Scotland, United Kingdom

    As part of a closing event to mark the end of Heather Ross’s solo show The Loud and the Soft Speakers the artist will be in conversation with the performer Florian Kaplick. They will discuss how they collaborated on the performance within The Loud and the Soft Speakers, the process undertaken in the development and formation of this work and share their thoughts on how this can be contextualised with respect to the work of Kurt Schwitters.

    Free
  • Showcasing Art History: Britain ∩ Europe

    Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square Campus Penton Rise, London, Kings Cross, United Kingdom

    Encounters in Art: Women Émigré Artists: Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, Milein Cosman, Else Meidne

  • Kurt Schwitters’ Ursonate performed by Florian Kaplick

    Cample Line Cample Mill, Cample, Dumfriesshire Scotland, United Kingdom

    As part of CAMPLE LINE’s Summer 2019 Edition, Florian Kaplick will perform Kurt Schwitters’ sound poem Ursonate, a vocal piece consisting of four movements, an overture and finale. Schwitters began writing Ursonate in 1922 and first performed it in 1925 before publishing it in 1932 as ‘Sonate in Urlauten’ (Sonata in Primordial Sounds).

    Free