A New Zealander, an Aussie and Karl de Waal walk into an art school in 1990. The New Zealander, Allan, says to the Aussie, Pete,
I’m so excited — I’m going to make something awesome.
Pete doesn’t say much. Karl is talking about music, laughing wildly, eyes blazing.
In 1992, their final year, they go to an exhibition called A Readymade Boomerang. Think artist’s poo in a can and a toilet seat in a gallery — the spirit of Dada returned, a response to the madness of war and the absurdity of the twentieth century.
Thirty-five years later Allan, Pete and Karl are back together, joined by Mara Moore and the spirit of Piere Command.
They bring the real spirit of Dada: absurdity, humour and mayhem as a path to freedom and life.
Meanwhile a greedy band of faux-Dadaists run the world — starting wars, hiding paedophilia, ignoring the climate, proclaiming their righteousness.
Whose message will triumph? Will we choose chaos and destroy ourselves, or absurdity and lift ourselves up?
A hole in the floor... 
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