Cabaret Voltaire
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Cabaret Voltaire was a Zurich nightclub and artistic venue that became the birthplace and central hub of the Dada avant-garde movement in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabaret Voltaire canonical | 13 |
| Cabaret Voltaire Dada circle | 1 |
| Cabaret Voltaire performances | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2766946 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cabaret Voltaire Context triple: [Dada, foundedAt, Cabaret Voltaire]
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Bauhaus
Bauhaus was a pioneering German art and design school and movement that fused fine arts with crafts and modern technology, profoundly shaping modernist architecture, graphic design, and industrial design worldwide.
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B.
Killing Joke
Killing Joke is an influential English post-punk and industrial rock band known for their dark, aggressive sound and significant impact on alternative and heavy music.
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C.
Joy Division
Joy Division was an influential English post-punk band from the late 1970s, renowned for their dark, atmospheric sound and the haunting vocals of frontman Ian Curtis.
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D.
New Order
New Order is an influential English rock band formed in 1980 by the remaining members of Joy Division, known for pioneering a blend of post-punk and electronic dance music.
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E.
Primal Scream
Primal Scream is a Scottish rock band known for blending indie rock, dance, and psychedelic influences, particularly on their acclaimed 1991 album "Screamadelica."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cabaret Voltaire Target entity description: Cabaret Voltaire was a Zurich nightclub and artistic venue that became the birthplace and central hub of the Dada avant-garde movement in the early 20th century.
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A.
Bauhaus
Bauhaus was a pioneering German art and design school and movement that fused fine arts with crafts and modern technology, profoundly shaping modernist architecture, graphic design, and industrial design worldwide.
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B.
Killing Joke
Killing Joke is an influential English post-punk and industrial rock band known for their dark, aggressive sound and significant impact on alternative and heavy music.
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C.
Joy Division
Joy Division was an influential English post-punk band from the late 1970s, renowned for their dark, atmospheric sound and the haunting vocals of frontman Ian Curtis.
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D.
New Order
New Order is an influential English rock band formed in 1980 by the remaining members of Joy Division, known for pioneering a blend of post-punk and electronic dance music.
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E.
Primal Scream
Primal Scream is a Scottish rock band known for blending indie rock, dance, and psychedelic influences, particularly on their acclaimed 1991 album "Screamadelica."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic venue
ⓘ
birthplace of Dada ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ nightclub ⓘ |
| artForm |
experimental theatre
ⓘ
performance art ⓘ sound poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dadaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Dada
|
| audience | artists and intellectuals ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf |
Dada movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Dada
|
| centralHubFor |
Dada movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Dada
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| culturalMovement | Dada ⓘ |
| district | Niederdorf ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Emmy Hennings
ⓘ
Hugo Ball ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1916 ⓘ |
| function |
artistic performance space
ⓘ
cabaret ⓘ nightclub ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | origin site of Dada avant-garde ⓘ |
| hosted |
experimental art events
ⓘ
music performances ⓘ poetry readings ⓘ political satire ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century avant-garde art
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experimental literature ⓘ performance art traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfActivities | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Spiegelgasse 1
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Switzerland ⓘ Zürich ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich
|
| movement | Dada ⓘ |
| name | Cabaret Voltaire ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Emmy Hennings
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Hans Arp ⓘ Hugo Ball ⓘ Marcel Janco ⓘ Richard Huelsenbeck ⓘ Tristan Tzara ⓘ |
| opened | 1916 ⓘ |
| status | important site of European avant-garde ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-bourgeois
ⓘ
anti-war ⓘ artistic experimentation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War I era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cabaret Voltaire Description of subject: Cabaret Voltaire was a Zurich nightclub and artistic venue that became the birthplace and central hub of the Dada avant-garde movement in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cabaret Voltaire
linked to: Cabaret Voltaire