Cabaret

Cabaret

Originally, a night club type establishment where poets, artists and musicians performed their work. Cabarets had a political impact in France, Germany and Russia in the 1920's and 30's. In the modern sense, a cabaret is simply entertainment presented to any audience in night-clubs, hotel-restaurants or at official dinners.

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