Dramaturgia, ciudadanía y anti-neoliberalismo: el cabaret mexicano contemporáneo

This essay evaluates Mexican cabaret as a genre revived and expanded in the last 25 years. I briefly analyze the first generation of contemporary cabaret performers, as well as more recent artists including Las Reinas Chulas and Carlos Pascual, among others. The history and characteristics of the genre are touched upon, emphasizing the fact that artists and companies do not necessarily share common aesthetic or dramatic purposes. Overall, it explores Mexican cabaret as a counter-symbolic art form established to a large extent as a response to the post-modern deterritorialization of traditional forms of human interaction. In this sense, this essay departs from the theoretical framework of Slavoj Zizek, who affirms that in late capitalism symbolic organic links, created by communities, are progressively eliminated.