Dark cabaret may be a simple description of the theme and mood of a Cabaret performance, but more recently has come to define a particular musical genre which draws on the aesthetics of the decadent, risqué German Weimar-era cabarets, burlesque and Vaudeville shows with the stylings of post-1970s goth and punk music.
Cabaret proper had long had associations with counter-culture and dealt with disturbing themes, as exemplified by The Threepenny Op...
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