Crafternoon Cabaret Club

Gangsters, gangs, and organized crime have a long history dating back before Hollywood and somehow tied to glamour. However, what also has a long history (some may argue, an even longer one) is the cabaret. And we do not mean THE Cabaret, the musical inspired by Christopher Isherwood’s novel “Goodbye to Berlin.”

There seems to be a connection between organized crime and cabarets. It has been hinted that many criminals used to set up shop in such places and use it as a front. But why would criminal organizations want to use such a place crowded with people as a cover? And why have so many entertainment media (televisions and films) depicted cabarets, clubs, and similar as being run by gangsters? Well, let’s find out.

Life in the Movies

Many movies want to depict real life as best as they can in an entertaining way. This could be the reason …

If you are looking for a new dance workout or want to passionately tease someone with your seductive dance moves, why not do the can-can? Get to know the different cabaret dance moves in our article and learn about the history and future of burlesque dancing!

When Did It All Start?

Cabarets have a rich and raunchy history. It all goes back to 15th-century France. Back then, people served wine and food on cloth-covered tables. However, modern cabarets originated in the 1880s. They were born in the bohemian neighborhood of Montmartre, Paris. Le Chat Noir was the first cabaret of its kind. There, artists, students, models, journalists, high-rollers, and prostitutes all met to seek out exotic experiences.

In those days, French cabarets influenced the emergence of many similar venues in Europe and America. They were full of music, entertainment, but also satire, political commentary, and exotic dancing. See top Cabarets …

You have probably heard about drag queens and shows focusing on this community. But have you ever wondered about drag culture influence in cabaret? How did it all start? Here, we will go through a brief history of this movement, and what made it so important for everyone.

How Drag May Have Started In Cabarets

Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment, but it usually has a more adult focus and audience. It also differs from country to country, and it is often a part of the underground movement. So how does drag fit in all of this? In the sixteenth century, women weren’t allowed to be on stage. There were no actresses at all, and men had to perform both male and female roles.

Similarly, in the Victorian era, English actresses often played men. Some would say that these are early examples of drag even before it became a …

Cabaret – a frivolous form of entertainment involving various musical, dance, and theatre acts being performed to an audience whilst they drink and dine – is a significant aspect of Parisian culture, which has helped to define the city’s very character. The cabaret clubs in the French capital – the Crazy Horse and Moulin Rouge, for example – are nothing short of legendary and have inspired various international artists, film-makers, and writers over the years.

It all started in November 1881, when Rodolphe Salis created what was initially called Le Cabaret Artistique, in Paris’s Montmartre district – the city’s bohemian center. It began as a sort of creative hub, where various musicians, dancers – even poets and writers, gathered to socialise, discuss their ideas and trial their pieces over a few drinks. Salis himself acted as the host and would introduce the numerous artists who gathered at his venue, …

The word “cabaret” brings with it tons of evocations, many of which are false. All that cabaret means, really, is a combination of song and storytelling; an artist able to perform as their authentic self. And as an audience member, there is usually booze involved. What could be better than that? Los Angeles, of course, has dozens of cabaret venues throughout the city at which top-tier talent from around the world will drop in for performances. Here are some of the best.

Catalina Jazz Club

Where: Hollywood
What: With a slogan like “Nothing but the best in jazz,” Catalina has a lot to live up to. Luckily for patrons and performers alike, it meets expectations. Countless jazz stalwarts have graced its stage including Joe Williams, Marcus Miller, and Dizzie Gillespie. However, Catalina has also welcomed performers from outside the strictly jazz realm as well, including talents from musical theater like …

Cabaret. What does the word mean to you? Perhaps it’s Liza Minnelli in a bowler hat and suspenders. Or can-can dancers in fin-de-siècle Paris. Or a crooner in a 1950s’ New York supper club.

Perhaps it means a scene that’s preserved in aspic, a historic curiosity, a dead art form. Well, if so, it’s time to reconsider.

A cabaret revival has been throbbing in London for several years now. From the scruffy environs of the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club to the opulence of the Café de Paris near Piccadilly Circus, sizeable crowds gather most nights of the week somewhere in the capital to take in a variety show. And now the performance art has been included as a separate category on this month’s Edinburgh Fringe programme for the first time. Cabaret is no dusty tin of preserved fruit – it’s fresh, ripe and bursting with flavour.

So what is …