"Unexceptional Tricks" celebrates the Year of the Monkey with "tricks" performed in uniquely constructed costumes, with rada dada unveiling strange objects and unbelievable paraphernalia. "No one's ever seen this before", asserts rada dada, who says he has "practiced a lot" in order to present his antics atop an ironing board reached by his childhood bunk bed's ladder.

Stacked tupperware tumblers, balanced pot lids, irons, ropes, a tattooed doll baby and a wig box are just a sampling of the found objects that amaze and delight. To add to it all, original oddities and malformed masterpieces from the imaginations of max's artistic cohorts will be paraded for your viewing pleasure.

In the great traditions of dada masters Marcel Duchamp and Tristan Tzara, "Unexceptional Tricks" re-imagines everyday objects as sources of visual pun and word play. "It's not a show", insists rada dada. "It's an intermission - a magic sideshow, exciting the imagination with focused meditation on the essence of activity and the miracle of the ordinary".

Eagle Scout rada dada, from Toledo, Ohio, has performed at Charleston's Spoleto Festival (1997, 1998) and New York City's New Museum (1997).

With an itinerary that includes Chicago, St. Louis, Denver and Los Angeles, "Unexceptional Tricks" is being performed at theaters, art galleries, crafts venues, trunk showings, stores and street shows.

"Unexceptional Tricks" is subtitled "Journey to 'O'", as rada dada plans to solicit advice from everyone he meets about how to score an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's TV show.

There is a tour calendar on the left side of this page. As rada dada completes a show, the city name will appear with the dates of the show. Just click on a city name and you can view a slide show of some of the highlights of the events in th