6.20.2006

DADA / MOMA

I just found this in my mailbox. For you folks in NYC, or for those of you who will be in the city this week, this event is certainly worth checking out...

Thought is Made in the Mouth: Dada Sound Poetry and Manifestos

Wednesday, June 21, 6:00 p.m.
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues
New York, NY 10019-5497
The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

In conjunction with the first major museum exhibitionin the United States to focus exclusively on Dada, one of the most significant movements of the historical avant-garde, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Pierre Joris, and Bob Holman perform original poetry and manifestos created by Dada artists, such as Hugo Ball, Kurt Schwitters, Tristan Tzara & many other Dadaists.

Tickets ($10, members $8, students and seniors $5) can be purchased at the Museum lobby information desk and at the Film and Media Desk. Tickets are also available online at www.moma.org/thinkmodern.