The Dada Manifesto (in French, Le Manifeste DaDa) was first a short text written on July 14, 1916, by

Hugo Ball Hugo Ball (; 22 February 1886 – 14 September 1927) was a German author, poet, and essentially the founder of the Dada movement in European art in Zürich in 1916. Among other accomplishments, he was a pioneer in the development of sound poetry. ...

and read the same day at the ''Waag Hall'' in

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at the first public

Dada Dada () or Dadaism was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century, with early centres in Zürich, Switzerland, at the Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich), Cabaret Voltaire (in 1916). New York Dada began c. 1915, and after 192 ...

party. In this

manifesto A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government. A manifesto usually accepts a previously published opinion or public consensus or promotes a ...

, Ball expresses his opposition to Dada becoming an artistic movement. Ball stayed active in the Dada movement for another six months, but the manifesto created conflict with his friends, notably

Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – 25 December 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist. Also active as a journalist, playwright, literary and art critic, comp ...

. In 1918, Tzara wrote and published another, longer, ''Dada Manifesto''.Tristan Tzara ''Dada Manifesto''
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"Tristan Tzara: Dada Manifesto 1918"text
by Charles Cramer and Kim Grant,

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Tristan Tzara ''Dada Manifesto''
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