Imagine Performing Dada at its Birthplace!!!
WHO: Three Rooms Press Presents
WHAT: 2025 ZÜRICH ¡DADA!
WHEN: Sunday, 13 September 2026 | 17:00 Uhr
WHERE: Cabaret Voltaire
Spiegelgasse 1 | 8001 Zürich
Telefon: 043 268 57 20
WHY: An Evening of Disruptive and Provocative Poetry, Performance and Music
HOW: Internationally-renowned New York publisher Three Rooms Press will host an evening of contemporary Dada performance and poetry on Sunday, 13 September at Cabaret Voltaire, Spiegelgasse 1, 8001 Zürich, to celebrate the release of MAINTENANT 20: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art. Doors open 16:30; show begins at 17:00. Admission: Pay what you will.

The evening will feature dada performance art, poetry and music from:
• Jill Blocker (Zürich, CH)
• Fork Burke (Biel/Bienne, CH)
• Paul Dorn (Zürich, CH)
• Federico Federici (Magliolo, IT)
• Matthew Hupert (New York, NY)
• Boni Joi (Luzern, CH)
• Eleni Kourti (New York, NY)
• Jaan “Luulur” Malin (Tartu, EE)
• Mado Reznik (Ciudad de México, MX)
• Eva Helene Stern*** (Graz, AT)
• Maggs Vibo (Vincenza, IT)
• Nina Zivencevic (Paris, FR)
• hosted by New York City-based MAINTENANT editors Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges.

At the event, expect the unexpected, including provocative poetry and performance art that centers on the journal’s theme, “Improperganda.” Guests are encouraged to wear costumes in the spirit of Dada, the influential anti-art movement that sprouted during World War I and has been influential in counterculture movements ever since, including the Beat generation, Fluxus, punk, hip hop and much more. Costumes encouraged: Come as you aren’t.

Previous Three Rooms Press European Dada Salons have been the stuff of legend, with events during the past decade in London, Brussels, Paris, Bilbao, Bastia, and Florence. Each salon includes performances by international and local contributors to the critically acclaimed annual contemporary dada journal, Maintenant, with performance art, poetry, interactive, multimedia presentations, and more. Performers are often dressed in outlandish costumes, and the audience is encouraged to arrive in costume as well."
Qtd. in Three Rooms Press FB Event Page

Three Rooms Press Presents
2026 PARIS ¡DADA! 
An Evening of Disruptive and Provocative Poetry, Performance and Music Tuesday 8 September 19:30–21:30 
La Cave Café | 134 Rue Marcadet | Paris
Start Time is 7:30pm Paris Time
Internationally-renowned New York publisher Three Rooms Press will host an evening of contemporary Dada performance and poetry on Tuesday, 8 September at La Cave Café in Paris, to celebrate the release of MAINTENANT 20: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art. Doors open 19:00; show begins at 19:30. Admission is free.
The evening will feature dada performances from eleven artists including Jamika Ajalon (Paris/London/New York), David Barnes (London/Paris), Hannah Behrens (Amsterdam), Jack Cooper (Paris/New York), Malik Crumpler (Paris/New York), Lillian Davies (Paris), Dario Roberto Dioli (Italy) Lala Drona (ParisO) Lisa Marie Järlborn (Paris), Antonia Alexandra Klimenko (Paris), Marieta Maglas (Orry-La-Ville) Sophie Malleret (Paris/New York), Maggs Vibo (Italy) and Nina Zivancevic (Paris), as well as a dada overview from MAINTENANT editors Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges.
At the event, expect the unexpected, including provocative poetry and disruptive performance that centers on the journal’s theme, “IMPROPERGANDA.” Guests and performers are encouraged to wear costumes in the spirit of Dada, the influential anti-art movement that sprouted during World War I and has been influential in counterculture movements ever since, including the Beat generation, Fluxus, punk, hip hop and more.
Previous Three Rooms Press European Dada Salons have been the stuff of legend, with events during the past decade in London, Brussels, Paris, Bilbao, Bastia, Florence, and Zürich. Each salon includes performances by international and local contributors the critically-acclaimed annual contemporary dada journal, Maintenant, with five to fifteen performers per event. Performers are often in outlandish costumes, and offer very imaginative presentations of conceptual artistry, singing, dancing, and sound poetry, among other acts.
Admission for this event is free!!!"

Introducing the 2026 Dog and Cat Days of Summer, a fun yearly tradition [from Three Rooms Press] showcasing our authors and contributors along with their furry friends! What started from just dogs, became cats, and now we get companions of all species! Even in the chaos and unrest of the world around us, we still have our pets, friends, and community to remind us of who we are and what we stand for. We hope you enjoy!"
​Qtd. in 2026 Newsletter

Three Rooms Press is a fiercely independent New York-based publisher inspired by diversity, dada, punk, and passion, and serves as a leading independent source of diverse, cut-the-edge creative, including fiction, memoir, biography, young adult, LGBTQ fiction and nonfiction, and fiction and nonfiction by underrepresented voices in the literary world,"
Qtd. in 3RP Website

Complete list of contributors to MAINTENANT 20:
Shiva Abossedgh, Derek Adams, Alexey Adonin, Mariam Ahmed, Jamika Ajalon, Linda J. Albertano, Austin Alexis, Joel Allegretti, Maureen Alsop, Santiago Amaya, Abraham Aondoana, Penny Arcade, Wayne Atherton, Liz Axelrod, Narges Babaei, Mahnaz Badihian, Devon Balwit, David Barnes, Amy Barone, Vittore Baroni, Gabriella Bedetti, Hannah Behrens, C. Mehrl Bennett, John M. Bennett, Volodymyr Bilyk, József Bíró, Mark Blickley, Jill Blocker, Jeff Boynton, Michael Georg Bregel, Anaïs Bucher, Imanol Buisan, Fork Burke, Mary Campbell, Billy Cancel, Angela Caporaso, Peter Car-laftes, Brent R. Carr, Mona Jean Cedar, Mutes César, Lynette Clennell, Andrei Codrescu, Chuck Connelly, Roger Conover, Jack Cooper, Malik Ameer Crumpler, Tchello d’Barros, Wer Da, Da-dadorn, Steve Dalachinsky, Allison A. Davis, Holly Day, Mark DeCarteret, Dario Roberto Dioli, Ra-chel Dixon, Sam Dodson, Pete Dolack, Gabriel Don, Carol Dorf, Sophie Dunér, Kerem Durdag, Leah Kogen Elimeliah, Salvatore Esposito, Jacalyn Eyvonne, Jeff Farr, Federico Federici, Mike Ferguson, Rich Ferguson, Maria Filek, Jonathan Finlayson, Kathleen Florence, Elizabeth Fogle, Giovanni Fon-tana, Robert C. Ford, Maggie Frank-Hsu, Thomas Fucaloro, Rosalie Gancie, Sandra Gea, Kat Georges, Christian Georgescu, Chad Gepitti, Phillip Giambri, Mark Glista, Ed Go, Michelle Gran-ville, S.A. Griffin, Fausto Grossi, Joanne Grumet, Egon Guenther, Genco Gulan, Leman Bedia Güven, Bibbe Hansen, Fred Harper, Fiona Hartmann, Heide Hatry, Stefan Heuer, Wayne Atherton, Mark Hoefer, Bob Holman, Matthew Hupert, Frie J. Jacobs, Marta Janik, Ruud Janssen, Lisa Marie Järlborn, Hong Jin A, Jerry T. Johnson, Boni Joi, Milana Juventa, Lois Kagan Mingus, Janet Kaplan, Suzi Kaplan Olmsted, Eliot Katz, Marina Kazakova, Kostas Kiritsis, Linda Kleinbub, Antonia Alexan-dra Klimenko, Doug Knott, Ron Kolm, Mark Kostabi, Paul Indrek Kostabi, Eleni Kourti, Annie Rachele Lanzillotto, Hegedűs 2 László, David Lawton, Jane LeCroy, Cecil W. Lee, Margaret Leonard, Patri-cia Leonard, Linda Lerner, Misa Levey, Patrick Lichty, David Liljemark, Alexander Limarev, Judith Lindbloom, Goran Lišnjić, Serse Luigetti, Marieta Maglas, Sara Maino, Sophie Malleret, Robyn Mal-lery, Fred Marchant, Nasta Martyn, Martina Matijević, Malak Mattar, Jesse McCloskey, Nancy Mercado, Lawrence Miles, Iulia Militaru, Charles Mingus III, Andriana Minou, Mike M. Mollett, Thurston Moore, Luiz Morgadinho, Carli Muñoz, Tendai Mwanaka, Uche Nduka, Gerald Nicosia, Nicky Nodjoumi, Harry E. Northup, Anna O’Meara, Sabina Oehninger, Valery Oisteanu, Marc Olmsted, Jane Ormerod, Jeanne-Marie Osterman, Yuko Otomo, Bibiana Padilla Maltos, Erzsébet Palásti, Lisa Panepinto, Juan Fran Núñez Parreño, Gay Pasley, John Paul, Puma Perl, John Pietaro, Charles Plymell, Kai Pohl, Carlos Ponce-Melendez, Linette Rabsatt, Renaat Ramon, Sabine Remy, Mado Reznik, Travis Richardson, Wes Rickert, Radoslav Rochallyi, Edel Rodriguez, Sofia Paloma Rodriguez, Martina Salisbury, Paulo Sanches, Ellen Sander, Tyko Say, Roberto Scala, Sabine Schneider-Z., William Seaton, Beatriz Seelaender, Jack Seiei, Silvio Severino, Sheree Shatsky, Su-san Shup, Bertholdus Sibum, Angela Sloan, Katherine Sloan, Valerie Sofranko, Orchid Spangiafora, Dd. Spungin, Eva Helene Stern***, Thomas Stolmar, Rich Stone, W.K. Stratton, Belinda Subraman, Tate Swindell, Neal Skooter Taylor, Robin Tomens, Zev Torres, Owen Townend, John J. Trause, Nico Vassilakis, Jimmy Vega, Maggs Vibo, Benito Vilá, Lynnea Villanova, Voxx Voltair, Baranca Vos, Mat-ina Vossou, Duška Vrhovac, Silvia Wagensberg, Anne Waldman, George Wallace, Scott Wannberg, Mike Watt, Dig Wayne, Allison Whittenberg, Maw Shein Win, Jeffrey Cyphers Wright, Yaryan, Ger-ald Yelle, Lorene Zarou-Zouzounis, Larry Zdeb, Elzbieta Zdunek, Nina Zivancevic, and Joanie HF Zosike

From our July newsletter: an exclusive conversation with Nicky Nodjoumi, cover artist for Maintenant 20! Subscribe to the newsletter on our website for monthly news, upcoming events, and more articles on craft and the publishing industry!"
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Chicago, headquarters of the American Library Association (ALA), was an apt host for the Association’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition, marking both ALA’s 150th anniversary and the nation’s 250th birthday. A total of 14,800 people gathered at McCormick Place Convention Center for the event, held June 25–29."
​Qtd. at ALA2026 Website