In the 1930s, Hollywood was rising, but it wasn’t the centre of international cinema yet. Other nations had flourishing silver screen productions. London was at the forefront.
‘Americanism’ was a characteristic of interwar year Europe. America became the mythical land of everything modern and young, more an idea than a true place
The variety show originated mainly from the British music halls, where people could drink, eat and smoke while enjoying different numbers from a stage
During the first years of the Weimar Republic censorship fell almost completely. Nude shows became not only possible but extremely popular.
For many philosophers and scholars, laughter was a serious matters and cabaret sure received this message. The more self-conscious cabaret supported the freedom laughter creates
While in the interwar years Germans used the French world Cabaret and the German world Kabarett interchangeably, in subsequent decades, Kabarett came to indicate a more engaged, more political form of entertainment.
Many cabaretists were Jewish, but they performed in front of a Gentile audience. In the interwar years, when anti-Semitism rose to violence, this created unexpected issues.
Cabaretists very rarely rehearsed their numbers. Their best skill was improvisation and the ability to interact with the audience and adjust to their reactions.
Although similar to other concurrent forms of entertainment, cabaret had a very specific characteristic: intimacy. The locale in which cabaret happened was therefore of importance to the language of the show
The kicklines of girls, though not a novelty, because extremely popular in Germany in the interwar years. They gave a dynamic image of the Nerw Woman… but also insinuated a less glamorous truth about her actual role in society
AtoZ Challenge 2019 – Theme Reveal (Berliner Cabaret) In 1920s Germany, cabaret had a chance to express people’s feelings in that excessive, shockingly honest way that was so particular to Berlin, the town that was becoming a Weltstaadt. A cosmopolis.
Gang Roundup lineup: Roaring Twenties, WWII, distopians stories set during that time, and the awesome trailer for a dieselpunk rendition of Shakespeare