There is something that I am trying to say right now. Something about this moment, about why it’s not (too much of) a surprise, and how it actually clears the head. Something about why Dada Strain’s principles were designed for a moment like this, how those principles being put into action by an off-the-plane immigrant both cynical and righteous enough to believe in destroying old paradigms and creating new institutions, is Dada Strain’s blessing (and maybe later, will be its curse). I don’t wanna f*ck up how I say it, so rather than publish something rushed, I’m gonna dot the i’s, cross the t’s, and ask my fact-checking cuz to peep it. (And leave the paywall down while I do.)
What I do want all Dada Strain readers and subscribers to know immediately is that I am not going anywhere! That I am going to loudly support the community I believe myself to be a part of; that I will vocally champion it and do everything to help it survive and then thrive; and that I will do so with my ethics and principles in tact. That Dada Strain will grow. From the beginning of this project, I stated that I believe “Rhythm Improvisation and Community” to be more than a cute t-shirt slogan; I thought it contained the seeds of a way to restructure the world. Now, as predicted, we have little choice but to dream up a new structure. So the werk pivots and begins anew.
Original article written by Piotr Orlov