It was presented at Zur Waag guildhall in Zürich at the first public Dada gathering on July 14, 1916.
[1] The choice of this date, Bastille Day, was important to Ball as it carried significance as a protest to World War I.
In this manifesto, Ball begins by giving diverse definitions of the word "Dada" in multiple languages.
"[2] Ball concludes his manifesto with a linguistic explosion that alternates between coherence and absurdity.
[4] Tzara counters Ball's earlier manifesto and states that all definitions of "Dada" were to be dismissed immediately.