The Red Scare and the Music of Hanns Eisler: Veronika Eberhart on Marxist and Aesthetic Strategies of Composer Hanns Eisler
Veronika Eberhart will share her research from the MAK Schindler Residency in Los Angeles. The session will explore the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings and the work of Eisler, a close collaborator of Bertolt Brecht known for his politically engaged music. Through archival material, sound, and speculative gestures, Eberhart will highlight Eisler’s compositional strategies […]