About: Sebastian Droste

Sebastian Droste (born Willy Knobloch; c. 1898 – June 27, 1927) was a German poet, actor, and dancer associated with the underground art subculture of the Weimar Republic in the 1920s. Droste relocated from his hometown of Hamburg to Berlin in 1919. He earned a living as a naked dancer, choreographer and expressionist poet. His first poem appeared in Der Sturm that same year, and a further 15 poems and ‘grotesques’ of his were published in the journal between then and 1923.

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dbo:abstract	Sebastian Droste (born Willy Knobloch; c. 1898 – June 27, 1927) was a German poet, actor, and dancer associated with the underground art subculture of the Weimar Republic in the 1920s. Droste relocated from his hometown of Hamburg to Berlin in 1919. He earned a living as a naked dancer, choreographer and expressionist poet. His first poem appeared in Der Sturm that same year, and a further 15 poems and ‘grotesques’ of his were published in the journal between then and 1923. In 1922, Droste married expressionist exotic dancer and actress in silent movies of the Berlin scene, Anita Berber. She and Droste performed fantasias with titles such as "Suicide," "Morphium," and "Mad House". Droste appeared as a dancer in the silent movie Algol. In 1923, Droste and Berber jointly published a book of poetry, photographs, and drawings called Die Tänze des Lasters, des Grauens und der Ekstase (Dances of Vice, Horror, and Ecstasy), based on their performance of the same name. Full of expressionist imagery, the book offered a glimpse into the angst and cynicism shadowing their artistic and personal existences. Their marriage ended in 1923. In 1925, Droste met with photographer Francis Bruguière in New York City. Together they composed over 60 photographs for a proposed expressionist film starring Drost tentatively titled The Way. UFA GmbH rejected the proposal and the photographs were instead published as part of a photographic journal in Die Dame in July 1925. Droste was diagnosed with tuberculosis in early 1927. He returned to his parents' home in Hamburg, where he died on June 27 of the same year. (en)
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