FIFA 2016: Viva DADA

Viva Dada

Film by Régine Abadia

France | French | 2015 | 52 min

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

If you would like to discover the DADA movement or simply learn more about it, this is the film to see. It goes into depth of what it was all about, of its raison d'etre, the artistic issues it addressed, and the social and political realities of the time that provoked its birth and sustained its argumentation.

DADA movement was active for only 7 years, between 1916-1923. Yet it had a serious impact on the arts at large, on the philosophical and social issues it addressed through its nihilism, deconstruction of the standard perceptions, and through making collages and word assemblages that at once negated the reality as it was known, presented the absurdity of what was happening around them, commented on the standard human existence at large, and served as a new aesthetics of how to see the world and make art.  

The film portrays the leaders of the movement, documents the Dada activities which included public gatherings, demonstrations, publication of their manifestos as well as art and literary journals. It also points out that DADA type of thinking still persists and influences contemporary artists.


Official Synopses:

"In 1916, artists from across Europe came together around a pacifist ideal, calling themselves the Dadaists. This international, controversial artistic and literary movement would revolutionize art in the twentieth century. One hundred years later, this film allows the voices of the Dadaists - Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, Jean Arp and Man Ray - to be heard again, as subversive as ever. It also follows the completion of one of Tzara's major unfinished projects: Dadaglobe, a compendium and a genuine work of art. 

If you want to discover more about the Dadaists and celebrate the centenary of the movement, you can visit the interactive website, digital cabaret, www.dada-data.net."

Régine Abadia

Régine Abadia makes feature films and documentaries, as well as being a scriptwriter and photographer.

Filmography | The Spirit of Gospel (2008) ; Pigalle nuit et jour (2000) ; Dalida, chez nous soyez reine (2002) ; Pourquoi marcher quand on peut rouler ? (2003) ; Berit (2006) ;  Jenny Bel’air (2008) ; Yasmina et Mohammed (2012).

Production Team:

Screenplay Régine Abadia
Cinematography Dominique Colin, Dominique Fausset
Sound Jean-François Mabire, Romain Parrault, Jules Evrard
Editing Vincent Schmitt, Joseph Licidé
Music Margarida Guia
Narration Françoise Cadol
Animation Ricardo Kump
Graphic creation Ricardo Kump
Artists Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, Jean Arp, Man Ray, Max Ernst, Raoul Hausmann, Hannah Höch, Hugo Ball
Producer Sophie Parrault
Production Bonne Pioche, Centre Pompidou, ARTE France
Distribution Lucky You

For more information and film scheduling, visit the Art FIFA website.

Film Screenings:

Thursday March 17 | 10:30 AM | Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal - Auditorium Maxwell-Cummings   

Friday March 18 | 3:00 PM | Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal - Auditorium Maxwell-Cummings

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