Ursonate Performed by William Kentridge

Presented by Cal Performances

The University of California, Berkeley and Cal Performances present a campus-wide residency with world-renowned, multi-disciplinary artist William Kentridge over the course of the 2022–23 academic year. pictured: William Kentridge performs Kurt Schwitters' Dadist poem "Ursonate" March 10 at Zellerbach Playhouse. (credit: Stella Olivier)

William Kentridge embodies the spirit of Dada in this performance piece based on the seminal 1932 sound poem Ursonate—a poetic and musical work by renowned artist Kurt Schwitters. Unlike a classical sonata, Ursonate requires only the human voice for instrumentation. Through his performance of this piece, Kentridge reveals his talents as an actor, as well as a director, orienting the work not only to the listener but also to the viewer. He will create a dramatic reading of the work, with the assistance of projections and surprise guests.

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