Dada Cabaret

	Skat Players, Otto Dix
	DADA CABARET
	Where
	Downtown Davis
	When
	May 16, 2009
	Contact
	Hope Mirlis
	Email
	Hope Mirlis
	UC Davis Department
	Theatre and Dance Department
	Davis, CA 95616
	Website
http://www.dadacabaret.com

The Dada Cabaret is a one-day interdisciplinary and collaborative event that will take place in and around the streets of Downtown Davis Dada inspired art making, live theatre and dance, music, short films, recitations, and art installations will be spread “scavenger hunt style” around five different central downtown areas. In the evening there will be a traditional cabaret in a secret location on the UC Davis campus.

THE SKINNY:

When: Saturday, May 16, 2009 Time: Intermittently between 3PM – 6PM Where: Businesses & found spaces on 2nd Street and it’s side streets, in Downtown Davis. Our aim to secure 5 different venues and have simultaneous art making and performance. We expect approximately 200 patrons during the 3-hour festival. However due to number of venues and structure of the day, each venue will only serve 20-30 people at a time. Ticket Price: All events are free and open to the public.

SO WHAT IS THIS THING YOU CALL DADA?

Dada is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland towards the end of WWI. The movement concentrated its anti-war politic through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works. The names Emmy Henning, Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara, Hannah Hoch, Man Ray, Hans Arp and Richard Hulsenbeck may not ring a bell, but they will soon enough.

The Dada Cabaret is the brain-child of UC Davis MFA Acting Candidate, Hope Mirlis. It is a fun and educational way to gather both the campus community and the Davis community at large in a celebration of art, nonsense and political thought. The Dada Cabaret is sponsored in part by the Davis Humanities Institute and the Departments of Studio Art, French, German and Theatre & Dance at UC Davis. Mirlis received one of the City of Davis’ Civic Arts grants in support of this project.

For more information please visit dadacabaret.com or contact Hope Mirlis via email or telephone.