Augmented / Stylized Performer Portraits, by Ken Shaddock (5 portraits)

Victor Dada was an ensemble of writer/performers who worked in the medium of performance poetry or performance art. They utilized music, poetry, theater, comedy and electronic sound constructs in performances.

Victor Dada was active in Dallas, Texas from 1979-1986; the group gathered for retrospective performances in the early 1990s. Materials in the Victor Dada Records pertain to the 1979-1986 active period and primarily document the performances of Victor Dada in all aspects including scripts and poems, programs, promotion, correspondence, contracts, press coverage, and photographic, audio and video documentation of performances and appearaces. The collection also contains Victor Dada statements of purpose, business records, photographs and negatives documenting promotional photo shoots, and publications. The bulk of the records are contained in two 'scrapbooks.' Additional material is foldered or in digital format.