Mistress of Mayhem: Bernie Dieter didn't want to be a helpless musical girl
As Bernie Dieter, Jen Byrne inspires the world. Credit: Rachel Mia
Both, audiences and critics, are enthusiastic about Bernie Dieters Club Kabarett. The show is a mix of circus, cabaret and burlesque. Their Master of Ceremony, or Mistress of Mayhem, as Bernie Dieter calls herself, is celebrated as the queen of contemporary Weimar punk cabaret. Bernie was born in Cologne, her father is from Melbourne. In conversation, she talks about life off the mainstream, about her troupe as a family and why Bernie Dieter exists.
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