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URL:https://workinginconcert.org/events/a-brief-history-of-berlin-kabarett
 -concert-with-anne-fromm-thomas-kellner-and-johanna-paliege/
SUMMARY:A Brief History of Berlin Kabarett 
DESCRIPTION:\nDirect from Europe : Anne Fromm\, Thomas Kellner\, and Johann
 a Paliege. With special guest star Angelina Réaux. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy si
 t alone in a room. Come to the KABARETT!\n\n\n\nStep into a relaxed nightc
 lub atmosphere as three German cabaret artists\, actors\, and singers—An
 ne Fromm\, Thomas Kellner\, and Johanna Paliege —invite you on a wild ri
 de through the history of German cabaret.This witty\, frivolous\, yet deep
 ly touching showcase weaves together songs\, anecdotes\, and mini-scenes i
 nto a captivating historical mosaic.The journey begins at the dawn of the 
 20th century. Heavily inspired by the Parisian avant-garde of Montmartre a
 nd Montparnasse\, these early artistic experiments paved the way for the G
 olden Twenties and Thirties—a roaring heyday of variety shows in Berlin 
 and Munich that sparked an explosion of creativity\, originality\, and div
 ersity. This open-minded\, critical golden age met a brutal end under the 
 Nazi regime. The forced emigration and deportation of Jewish\, queer\, and
  labeled "degenerate" (Entartete Kunst) artists stripped the art form of i
 ts bite\, weaponizing it into mere wartime propaganda and distraction. Yet
 \, small glimmers of hope endured through underground resistance and exile
  in Zurich and overseas. The post-war era split the stage: in the GDR\, po
 litical cabaret survived behind a veil of strict censorship\, forcing arti
 sts to deliver encrypted messages between the lines\, while West Germany
 ’s economic miracle years brought a lighter\, more exuberant style of en
 tertainment. The late 1960s revived cabaret's combative spirit\, fueled by
  the peace\, anti-nuclear\, and ecological movements. Over time\, the trad
 itional revue evolved into the distinctly German Kabarett—a sharp\, spok
 en-word format driven by biting socio-political satire and razor-sharp lin
 guistic wit rather than music and spectacle. What remains of cabaret today
 ? It lives on. Sometimes steeped in historical nostalgia\, other times lou
 d\, cheeky\, and underground\, the scene across Berlin\, Munich\, and Colo
 gne is constantly being reinvented by international artists and diverse\, 
 boundary-pushing art movements.\n\n\n\nDANK Haus\, 4740 N Western Ave\, Ch
 icago\, IL 60625Free parking at the 5/3 Bank on the northside of Lawrence.
  Cash beer bar Visit cabaretconnexion.org/rsvp2026 for the complete Cabare
 t Connexion lineup!\n\n\n\n\n
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