Sarah Zama's Blog, page 36
April 3, 2019
Dada (Berliner Cabaret #AtoZChallenge)
Dada was the first and maybe the more extreme of all avant gards. Its wish to make people think through provocation, his preference for improvisation and the need for direct connection with the public made it a natural choice for cabaret
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April 2, 2019
Censorship (Berliner Cabaret #AtoZChallenge)
Cabaret had a complex relationship with censorship in Germany... even when the Weimar Republic abolished it in favour of the greatest freedom of expression
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April 1, 2019
Berlin (Berliner Cabaret #AtoZChallenge)
Berlin was the perfect city to receive cabaret as a form of expression. In the 1920s, the fragmented language and sultry commentary seemed to be custom made for a city with many souls and a hunger for life
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March 31, 2019
Art Nouveau (Berliner Cabaret #AtoZChallenge)
Art Nouveau was the first art movement that proposed a form of art accessible to everyone. A way to comment on everyday life rather that en abstract way to ponder lofty matters. Cabaret imported those ideas into entertainment
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March 28, 2019
Thursday Quotables – The Golden Grave
Flanders, 1920. It's a pile of gold that will make all the crew unbelievably rich. There's enough gold for everyone in the secret WWI dugout. Or is it?
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March 18, 2019
HISTORYTELLERS Scavenger Hunt – And the winner is…
Everyone, I’m still all a thrill! Yesterday was such a great experience. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and took time to play in the scavenger hunt. And thanks especially to all my fellow writers who joined in and made this possible. It was a great group. Rumer HavenLillian CsernicaGrace E. RobinsonRichard WallSherilyn DecterDenitta WardBeem […]
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Berliner Cabaret (#AtoZChallenge 2019) Theme Reveal
AtoZ Challenge 2019 - Theme Reveal (Berliner Cabaret) In 1920s Germany, cabaret had a chance to express people’s feelings in that excessive, shockingly honest way that was so particular to Berlin, the town that was becoming a Weltstaadt. A cosmopolis.
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March 16, 2019
HISTORYTELLERS Scavenger Hunt
Welcome to HISTORYTELLERS Scavenger Hunt! This is a hunt dedicated to novels historically set in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s where all genres are welcome
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March 15, 2019
GHOSTS THROUGH THE CRACKS Book Trailer Reveal
GHOSTS THROUGH THE CRACKS by Sarah Zama (Book Trailer Reveal) - A historical fantasy novella set in Chicago in the 1920s.
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March 13, 2019
HISTORYTELLERS Scavenger Hunt (Test Post)
Hi everyone! Are you wondering what on earth am I posting? I’m glad you are, because this is in preparation of the HISTORYTELLERS Scavenger Hunt on Sunday and you are all invited. 12 authors of historical fiction set in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s are joining together to offer a bundle of 14 books to […]
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