Dada is a life style, not artDada is a life style, not art
The town of Haarlem in the Netherlands, on the 11th of january 1923. Dada is in town. Zaal Rosehaghe is taken over by the dada campaign. The members of the public are prepared. Via rumours and news paper stories people know that dada caused lots of commotion in Paris.
Engineer J.B. Van Loghem has mounted the miniature steam engine of his little son on a high hat. Barrister Pieter Tideman has hung himself with several police whistles. Ludwig Friedl borrowed a large brass table bell from his land lady. And the young artists from the Meester Lottelaan decorated themselves with party horns, whistles, military leftovers from the First World War, artificial flowers and other kitsch.
Zaal Rosehaghe is in a riot. While Nellie van Doesburg plays Proeve van Stijlkunst (in MP3 format, from the cd 'Pianomuziek uit het repertoire van Pétro van Doesburg', played by Peter Beijensbergen van Henegouwen. Order it via e-mail pbvh@hetnet.nl by telephone ++31 70 3644757, or via www.bloomline.net, catalogue number PBVH 2005) of the Dutch composer Jacob van Domselaer people bark like dogs, screech like cats, the young artists cry 'dada!, dada!, dada!', Pieter Tideman frequently uses his police whistles and Ludwig Friedl bashes his brass table bell. The room can contain 125 people, and is overcrowded with 200. Engineer Van Loghem with the steam engine mounted on his high hat sticks out in the crowd.
One man is conspicuously quiet. A tall, lean figure, modestly clothed in a house jacket. Someone who looks like a shoemaker.
Zaal Rosehaghe
Dada soirée
Dada Holland
Life = art
Dada stands for diversity
History of dada
Dada Zurich
Dada Berlin and Paris
The end of dada
Heritage of dada
The dadaist
Updated 3 april 2001; Comments to Martin Woestenburg.
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