Dark cabaret

Dark cabaret is a musical style that combines theatrical, often gothic or gothic-inspired elements with a vintage, cabaret-like performance aesthetic. It features moody, evocative lyrics, dramatic vocals, and eclectic instrumentation, blending genres like punk, jazz, and goth to create a provocative, emotionally intense atmosphere. Often associated with performers like The Dresden Dolls and Voltaire, dark cabaret explores themes of love, darkness, and human complexity through a theatrical lens, making it both a musical and visual art form that invites introspection and storytelling within a stylized, sometimes provocative, setting.