Soireé DADA: Schmück der Hallen0

November 21 – December 20, 2008
Written by Soireé DADA
Directed by Don Hall
Storefront Theater

SOIREE DADA: SCHMUCK DER HALLEN took on the holiday season with penetrating wit and outrageous absurdity. Assisted by the audience (and including an ensemble ranging from eight to twenty depending on the night), the DADAs created a chaotic Christmas spectacle using the tools of deconstruction, derision and nonsense to shatter all that is the commerce driven Birth of Jesus holiday.

“Part of the company’s commitment to contemporary exploration of the aggressive nonsense art pioneered by Marcel Duchamp, this is WNEP’s sixth Soiree experiment. You’ll laugh, but possibly one at a time: The overall effect is more alarming than funny—which, given the material, is another way of saying that the show has the courage of its convictions.” —Ben Kenigsberg (TOC)

“The holidays prove to be perfect fodder for an interactive Dada celebration, as one Dada aptly explained, since both events promise to likely ’shame and exalt you.’

Chock-full of absurdity, chaos, audience participation (beware!), and chance elements, “Soiree Dada” features a talented cast of many performers and poets speaking (sometimes nonsense and oftentimes over one another) in terrifically thick German accents. Song, dance, poetry, storytelling, and a lot of noise await you – and it’s all especially acerbic for this time of year.” — Danny Orendorff (EDGE)

“…one doesn’t often have the opportunity to see such a sustained and entertaining attack on the audience’s usual expectations. It’s a dangerous world onstage at the Storefront, and those willing to take the risk will find the evening rewarding.” — Zev Valancy (Centerstage)