The cultural calendar of 2016 is defined by the celebration of the centenary of the DADA artistic movement. In honor of such an important event, the Regina Maria Theater invites you to the performance “DADA CABARET”, by Matei Vişniec, directed by Anca Bradyou, which will premiere on Sunday October 23, from 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall, but also comes with a slightly bolder proposal: a Dadaist-style creative contest – WE ARE ALL A LITTLE DADA. We invite all those who want to enter more into the spirit of the cultural movement that revolutionized the 20th century to write a poem or create a show poster according to Dadaist principles.

1. POETRY

The Dadaist aesthetic principle is one based on SHUFFLE, which is also reflected in the way the poems are composed. To write a Dadaist poem, all you have to do is:

Take a newspaper./ Take a pair of scissors./ Choose an article from the newspaper that is the length you want your poem to be./ Cut out the article./ Carefully cut out all the words that make up the article and put all these articles in a small bag./ Shake it gently./ Take out the words one by one, arranging them in the order in which you will extract them./ Copy them neatly. The poem will resemble you./ And here you have an infinitely original and gifted writer, with a delightful sensitivity, although, of course, misunderstood by vulgar people. 

(Manifesto about weak love and bitter love – Tristan Tzara)

2. POSTER

Dadaist performance posters are based on the same principle, the random nature of the image composition, using the art of collage. They can be sent both in electronic format and in physical format in Dada suitcase from the ticket agency.

For the poster text, we offer you some clues:

TITLE: Dada Cabaret AUTHOR: Matei Vişniec DIRECTOR: Anca Bradu

Each participant can propose a maximum of 2 works.

These can be sent either by email to [email protected], either by private message on the Cabaretul Dada Facebook page (facebook.com/CabaretulDada/), with the subject: WE ARE ALL A LITTLE DADA, or you can leave them at the ticket agency, in the DADA SUITCASE, accompanied by some personal data: name, surname, telephone number and email address.

There is no age limit.

Contest participants are required to comply with the terms and conditions of these Official Contest Rules.

Contest period:

October 10 – 17, 2016 – sending papers October 18 – 20 – posting them on the Cabaretul Dada Facebook page, in a specially created album October 21 – announcing the winners (the most voted works that are posted on the page will be rewarded)

Jury – Public Vote:

The public vote is done by liking the photos, on the Facebook page /CabaretulDada/:

• The first 6 poems that will get the most likes will be published in the program of the "Dada Cabaret" show, they will appear in The Bihorean Journal and Crisana and will be read by the actors on the stage of the Regina Maria Theater after the end of the show "Cabaretul Dada" on October 23.
• The first 6 posters that get the most likes will be displayed in the foyer at the entrance to the theater on the evening of the premiere – October 23, 2016.

ATTENTION! Users will not be able to vote for their own works, only those of other participants.

Winners will be announced on the Facebook page and by email.

Final provisions:

By submitting their work to the contest, the participant implicitly declares that they are the copyright holder and assumes all legal consequences if it is proven that they do not own the intellectual rights to the work. Also, if the user is not the copyright holder of the work, they will be disqualified. The contest organizer cannot assume any responsibility in the event that third parties download/use materials from the contest's Facebook or from other sources.