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Derrière Garde home I Actions 2005 I Actions 2006 I Actions 2007

2005:

The Derrière Garde made his formal reemergence at "Dada ID: Imagine Dada" on Saturday June 11, 2005 (2:00 to 5:00 pm) at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island, an event organized by Day de Dada. Later the same day he performed his duties at Vlepo Gallery.

In June of 2005 he forged an alliance with performance artist Pink Haitun of Hong Kong. They performed several small-scale actions in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China to cement their new relationship as accomplices.

2006:

On Saturday, April 1, 2006 (2:00 to 4:00 pm) at NYC Arts Cypher (12 Broad St., Staten Island), The Derrière Garde made a featured appearance at "Happy Birthday, Dada!" — an event organized once again by Day de Dada.
The Derrière Garde visited Australia for three weeks in April-May 2006, making his first trip down under to assess the CYA needs of the Aussies, as they call themselves. His accomplice, Pink Haitun, joined him in Oz (as the Aussies refer affectionately to their country), where they performed various public and private rituals together and separately.
On Saturday, June 3, 2006 (2:00 to 4:00 pm) at ETG Book Café (208 Bay Street, Staten Island), The Derrière Garde made a featured appearance at "Day de Dada Baby Shower/Birthday Party" — an event organized (once again) by Day de Dada, in celebration of the 90th birthday of Dada.
On Saturday, July 15, 2006 (2:00 to 4:00 pm) The Derrière Garde made a featured appearance at yet another "Day de Dada Birthday Party" — an event organized (yes, again) by Day de Dada, in celebration of the 90th birthday of Dada. This one took place at Le Petit Versailles (346 East Houston St. at Avenue C) in the East Village, Manhattan.
On Saturday, November 11, 2006, at approximately 9:00 pm at ETG Book Café (208 Bay Street, Staten Island), The Derrière Garde made a featured appearance with The Sepoy Rebellion for the world premiere of "Fondue Dada," a short docudrama written by and starring TDG.

2007:

On Saturday, April 14, 2007, The Derrière Garde made a featured appearance at "What Does Dada Eat?" at Martini Red (372 Van Duzer St., Staten Island), sponsored by Day de Dada. There he presented the second world premiere* of "Fondue Dada."*
On Friday, May 18, 2007, at &:30 p.m., The Derrière Garde made a featured appearance at the UCSI Arts Festival 2007 sponsored by the Unitarian Church of Staten Island (312 Fillmore St., Staten Island). There, in the house of To Whom It May Concern, he presented the third world premiere* of "Spirit of the Staircase/L'esprit d'escalier."

On Saturday, July 14, 2007 (Bastille Day!), at 8 p.m., The Derrière Garde made a featured appearance at ETG Book Café (208 Bay Street, Staten Island), for a recap of "Day de Dada: What Does Dada Eat?" He contributed a command repeat performance of "Spirit of the Staircase/L'esprit d'escalier," and concluded the evening by leading the attendees in a rousing rendition of "La Marseillaise."

* The Derrière Garde does not subscribe to the bourgeois belief in a single "world premiere" for an event or act. If you can't step in the same river twice, then you can't stage and event or perform an action in the same river twice. Thus TDG actions may have multiple world premieres, as indicated.

(Note: The Derrière Garde is available to provide his vigilance and sage counsel at gallery and museum openings, art celebrations of various kinds, and other public events and private gatherings. To contact The Derrière Garde, email him at cya@derrieregarde.com.)