New Music for Contemporary Dance   Modern dance thrives on the tension between movement and sound – and in recent years, the musical landscape available to dance companies has expanded enormously. Where classical or minimalist compositions were once the default…

How would a dada music machine sound? Well, according to the dada movement, a music machine wouldn’t sound “musical” in the traditional sense — it would sound like a rebellion against the very idea of music.   Imagine something like…

Dada “dance” didn’t begin as a formal technique—it grew out of anarchic performances at Cabaret Voltaire during and after World War I. Artists rejected traditional art forms because they felt a rational, orderly culture had led to chaos and war.…

Dadaism never died, because it isn’t just a historical art movement—it’s a reusable way of reacting to a world that feels irrational. Whenever reality seems chaotic or meaningless, Dada’s logic (or anti-logic) becomes relevant again.   Dada began during World…