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Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (June 19, 1884 – July 9, 1974) was a
Ribemont-Dessaignes' written works
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1884 births 1974 deaths Artists from Montpellier French art historians 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters Dada Prix des Deux Magots winners French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Writers from Montpellier French dadaist 19th-century French male artists {{France-novelist-19thC-stub
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (June 19, 1884 – July 9, 1974) was a French
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writer and artist associated with the Dada
Dada () or Dadaism was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century, with early centres in Zürich, Switzerland, at the Cabaret Voltaire (in 1916). New York Dada began c. 1915, and after 1920 Dada flourished in Pari ...
movement. He was born in Montpellier
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and died in Saint-Jeannet.
In addition to numerous early paintings, Ribemont-Dessaignes wrote plays, poetry, manifestos and opera librettos. He contributed to the Dada (and later surrealist
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) periodical ''Literature''.
Among Ribemont-Dessaignes' works for the theater are the plays ''The Emperor of China '' (1916) and ''The Mute Canary'' (1919), and the opera libretti ''The Knife's Tears'' (1926) and '' The Three Wishes'' (1926), both with music by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů
Bohuslav Jan Martinů (; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He bec ...
. His novels include ''L'Autruche aux yeux clos'' (1924), ''Ariane'' (1925), ''Le Bar du lendemain'' (1927), ''Céleste Ugolin'' (1928), and ''Monsieur Jean ou l'Amour absolu'' (1934).
References
''Dada Performance''. Edited by Mel Gordon. PAJ Publications; New York, 1987. ''Les Larmes Du Couteau''. CD recording of Martinu's opera. Commentary by Ales Brezina. Supraphon, 1999. ''The French Literature Companion''.External links
Ribemont-Dessaignes' written works
at the International Dada Archive at the University of Iowa Libraries. Page images of the full texts.
1884 births 1974 deaths Artists from Montpellier French art historians 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters Dada Prix des Deux Magots winners French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Writers from Montpellier French dadaist 19th-century French male artists {{France-novelist-19thC-stub