I have wanted to produce a Dada Cabaret for many years now. I hoped to complete it with Clint Thornton and The Center of Puppetry Arts before I left Atlanta, but alas there was not time or energy. So, I applied for and received a bit of funding through the Department of Theatre & Dance and its Three Penny Project program. I hand picked a few actors and spoke with a few musicians. I also met with Edward Dickinson in the History Department, Matthias Geiger in the Studio Art and Kern Holoman in Music at the end of last Spring quarter.
I have been doing a bit of research over the summer, but nothing truly dedicated. I gave the actors tasks at the beginning of the summer, but have not seen any come back. With the lack of interest and response, I put the project on the back burner. However today I drafted an email to the Graduate and Undergraduate Advisors in 8 departments - Art, Music, Film, Design, German, French, History, & Technocultural Studies. I will send it on September 1 and hope to get at least one person from each department.
I will continue to update with stories, findings, theatrical ideas as we go. And will open the blog up to my collaborators come fall. Welcome to the new journey!
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Dada is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland during WWI. A group of students and faculty at the University of California, Davis have gathered together to create a Dada Cabaret and Exhibit in early 2009.
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