WHO IS CLAUDE CAHUN

About the show

Born Lucy Schwob, a queer 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. From a Jewish family, they relocated to the island of 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. With a cast of five, inclusive actors, moving image and projection, and surreal masks and movement, DRHArts and Exchange Theatre bring their unique touch to realise the extraordinary story of Cahun and Moore.