{"id":72887,"date":"2019-10-14T14:13:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mancunion.com\/?p=72887"},"modified":"2019-10-23T13:46:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T12:46:32","slug":"review-kunst-kabaret-at-alberts-schloss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mancunion.com\/2019\/10\/14\/review-kunst-kabaret-at-alberts-schloss\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Kunst Kabaret at Albert’s Schloss"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kunst Kabaret<\/em>, hosted at Albert’s Schloss restaurant and bar, is described as an “extreme and flamboyant live performance.\u201d<\/p>\n The venue boasts different entertainment every night of the week<\/a>, in a programme called “seven days of showtime”<\/a>. The cabaret (or kabaret) is on every Tuesday, and this season (its third), each show takes its inspiration from a classic album. The first show of the season was inspired by Prince’s Purple Rain<\/em>.<\/p>\n The performances began at 10 pm and consisted of three sets that lasted 25 minutes each. Between the sets, there were 35 minute breaks for the audience to relax, socialise, and generally enjoy their time at the bar.<\/p>\n Albert’s Schloss has a small stage for their daily performances. It is simple and situated close to the audience. A sign behind it reads “Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love.”, in real Moulin Rouge<\/em> spirit.<\/p>\n The kabaret is supported by a live band and background music controlled by a visible pair beside the stage.<\/p>\n The bar is showered in fluorescent lights and is situated below a giant flashing disco ball. There is also a DJ who stands in a booth situated at the top of the wall at the other side of the bar. During the performances, the lighting is directed at the stage, casting silhouettes of the performers’ bodies on the backdrop.<\/p>\n The kabaret’s first show of the night featured five talented artists, each with their own unique style. It was clear that they had worked hard on their performances by the ease with which they were executed. They had all prepared scandalous performances inspired by a song from Purple Rain<\/em>.<\/p>\n The second act took the same formula, even closed by the same artist as the first act. The third act, however, featured live covers of songs taken from Purple Rain<\/em>. In addition to the artists, an actor played the role of Prince, who did not perform but served as a symbol for the show.<\/p>\n