Dada Movement (1914-1924)
anti-art that would destroy culture and therefore war
founded by German, Rumanion, and French war refugees fleeing to the neutral land of Zurich
Hugo Ball (1886-1926) invented a form of anti-poetry in 1916 and of sound poetry
Richard Huelsenbeck (1892-1974)
Raoul Hausmann (1861-1971)
Tristan Tzara (1896-1963)
Marcel Jaco (1895-1984)
explored the simultaneist poem and the bruitist poem at the Cabaret Voltaire
whistling, singing, speaking, and making ‘noises’
The word “Dada” is simply a reminder of how arbitrary verbal language is.
Began in Zurich, and ended in Paris.
response to the horrors of WWI and a profound disillusionment with the patriotism, religion, modern eduation, and technology that brought about and justified the war.
congregated in cafes and clubs (Cabaret Voltaire) served as a gallery, stage, and club for like-minded, radical intellectuals
chaotic poetry and music – odd noises, performance art with costumes
rejected the convention notion of art
“shocking the bourgeois, demolishing his idea of art, attacking common sense, public opinion, education, institutions, museums, good taste” – Tristan Tzara
Berlin – intensely political, more militant and abrasive value system that directly supported anarchy
reacted to government and social structure
anti-art that would destroy culture and therefore war
founded by German, Rumanion, and French war refugees fleeing to the neutral land of Zurich
Hugo Ball (1886-1926) invented a form of anti-poetry in 1916 and of sound poetry
Richard Huelsenbeck (1892-1974)
Raoul Hausmann (1861-1971)
Tristan Tzara (1896-1963)
Marcel Jaco (1895-1984)
explored the simultaneist poem and the bruitist poem at the Cabaret Voltaire
whistling, singing, speaking, and making ‘noises’
The word “Dada” is simply a reminder of how arbitrary verbal language is.
Began in Zurich, and ended in Paris.
response to the horrors of WWI and a profound disillusionment with the patriotism, religion, modern eduation, and technology that brought about and justified the war.
congregated in cafes and clubs (Cabaret Voltaire) served as a gallery, stage, and club for like-minded, radical intellectuals
chaotic poetry and music – odd noises, performance art with costumes
rejected the convention notion of art
“shocking the bourgeois, demolishing his idea of art, attacking common sense, public opinion, education, institutions, museums, good taste” – Tristan Tzara
Berlin – intensely political, more militant and abrasive value system that directly supported anarchy
reacted to government and social structure
TO MAKE A DADAIST POEM
Take a newspaper.
Take some scissors.
Choose from this paper an article of the length you want to make your poem.
Cut out the article.
Next carefully cut out each of the words that makes up this article and put them all in a bag.
Shake gently.
Next take out each cutting one after the other.
Copy conscientiously in the order in which they left the bag.
The poem will resemble you.
And there you are—an infinitely original author of charming sensibility, even though unappreciated by the vulgar herd.
—Tristan Tzara, 1920
Take a newspaper.
Take some scissors.
Choose from this paper an article of the length you want to make your poem.
Cut out the article.
Next carefully cut out each of the words that makes up this article and put them all in a bag.
Shake gently.
Next take out each cutting one after the other.
Copy conscientiously in the order in which they left the bag.
The poem will resemble you.
And there you are—an infinitely original author of charming sensibility, even though unappreciated by the vulgar herd.
—Tristan Tzara, 1920
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