In the third act of contemporary contributions within the exhibition «Suzanne Perrottet. After Dada, After Dance», New Kyd presented their performance «Chanson Noire» at Cabaret Voltaire on February 26, 2026. The performance was developed in collaboration with Marquis McGee
@bardofnone and produced by RESTLESS collective.
Until March 25, 2026, various traces and symbols that emerged during the creation and staging of the performance unfold from the corridor into the exhibition space, bearing witness to an activation that extended from the Historical Hall to Suzanne Perrottet’s archives.
The objects, traces, and works—both sonic and material—form a constellation of orienting points within the artist’s cosmology, showing key references that shaped the development of the performance. The piece takes the Dadaist Chant N_ as its point of departure—specific program elements of the Dada soirées in Zurich, during which Oceanic and African poetry and songs were appropriated in an effort to unsettle Western thought and language. From this starting point, the work opens a field of references through which it seeks new narratives grounded in Dada’s anti-war ethos.
In keeping with Dada’s interdisciplinary and culturally multi-perspectival spirit, the project also resonates with Suzanne Perrottet’s commitment to humanity and liberation. More broadly, New Kyd’s artistic approach—marked by collaged narratives and a playful embrace of rebellion and absurdity—can be understood as deeply embedded within the historical and conceptual framework of Dada.
New Kyd also presented the Happening Jam «Political Marketplace!»
@political_marketplace in collaboration with Kymbali Williams
@kymbali_williams as part of their artistic intervention within the exhibition «Suzanne Perrottet. After Dada, After Dance». The Jam was co-produced with Tanzhaus Zurich
@tanzhauszuerich and takes place again on March 20, 2026, at Tanzhaus Zurich.
Photos by Liah Sinq
