Cabaret

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Origins

Cabaret in South Africa

Kabaret in South Africa

Kabaret is the Afrikaans word for Cabaret. However, while it is often used in the general sense discussed above under Cabaret, it also gained a more specific meaning in the Cape during the 1970-1980 period.

Kabaret and Afrikaans cultural resistance

Kabaret is the Afrikaans word for Cabaret. However, while it is often used in the general sense discussed above under Cabaret, it also gained a more specific meaning in the Cape during the 1970-1980 period. At the incentive of Hennie Aucamp it developed as a form of resistance theatre utilized by Afrikaans writers and performers. ***


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