adda dada

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Member Name: adda dada
Home Town: san francisco , California, United States
Member since:01/01/2006

Why I'm a Swiss Roots Member:

My mother's family PERAY / BROUSEZ were one of the 15 families who founded the town ST. GINGOLPH in VALAIS in the 1400's. I would like to know more about my SWISS ROOTS & family heritage.

My Favorite Books:

CREATIVE VISUALIZATION by SHAKTI GAWAIN (it put me on my life course)...I like most art catalogs & art books relating to DADAISM & SURREALISM.

My Dream Destinations

If I Could Be Anywhere and Do Anything in Switzerland:

To live, create art, & garden full time in my family's small town, St. Gingolph, Valais, Switzerland. =========

My Personal Interests:

DADAism art which thrived in Zurich, Switzerland as a protest against the First World War. DADAism is the starting point of CUBISM & MODERN POP ART. I did an art event in PARIS for NUIT BLANCHE in 2003. It was called PRAYERS FOR PEACE. Over 250 lit candles were floated in the CANAL ST. MARTIN. It

Languages I Speak:

French with an American accent and some Mandrain with a French accent oh, and English with an American accent!--

Places in Switzerland I've Visited or Lived In:

My mom's hometown St. GINGOLPH and GENEVA

My Favorite Music:

from opera to house music to classical to swiss folk music!

My Favorite Movies:

THE BOAT IS FULL (Switzerland) DIVA (France) THE GREEN BUTCHERS (Netherlands) SAVE THE GREEN PLANET (South Korea) SILENT HOLY STONES (China) ONE LONG WINTER WITHOUT FIRE (Switzerland) HAWAII, OLSO (Sweeden) CZECH DREAM (Czech Republic) lots of foreign movies--not into the shoot-em up movies