Who is Claude Cahun?
Author(s):
D R Hill
Company:
DRH Arts in association with Exchange Theatre
Running time:
2h 05min approx
Age recommendation:
12+ years
Born Lucy Schwob, a French artist and writer, part of the surrealist movement in Paris in the 1930s, Claude Cahun struggled in their search for gender identity in the male-dominated art world.
They were also of Jewish heritage. In the late 1930s, they relocated to Jersey, with their long-term partner, Marcel Moore (born Suzanne Malherbe). When the island was occupied by the Nazis in 1940, the pair used guerrilla art to actively resist the occupying forces.
Pursued by the Gestapo, their true story is a forgotten tale of courage and determination to be true to personal identity.
Who is Claude Cahun? shines a light on real-life resistance heroes left invisible for too long.