Jeanne Franks, Mimei Sakamoto, Benjamin Legrand,Lynne Jordan, Michèle Barbier,Anne Fromm, Stefan Kukurugya, Mark & Anne Burnell, Louella Rose, Jeanie Carroll, Maryline Rollet, Isabelle Georges!
THE CONCERTS OF THE FESTIVAL
Tickets for each concert are reserved through box offices in French. If you need help translating, send a message to Claudia@workinginconcert.org
31
August
8:30 pm
Cabaret Fantaisie du cirque for the opening of the festival Cabaret Connexion
Enter a world of flamboyance and scandal
to leave behind the poor human condition!
- Paulus The Cabaret Geek (London) 100 years since the Roaring Twenties and It’s Time to Roar Once More for our liberty!
- Claudia Hommel “Bravo pour le clown” (Chicago)
- Clovis the musicopath and Michèle Barbier at the circus (Paris)
- Anne Fromm : Weill Circus (Hamburg and Lyon)
Les deux pianos
136 Rue de Lourmel
Paris XV
1
September
9:15 pm
My History in Song
Four artists, American and French, take us on a journey through their history, in song.
Benjamin Legrand and his father Michel, destined for Hollywood; Isabelle Georges and her melting pot, from Judy Garland to Jacques Brel, via Nino Rota and Yiddish music; how a white American singer manages to sing gospel with a choir of Black singers; and Michèle Barbier’s itinerant life, from Algeria to the circus, via Joséphine Baker’s château…
Stories that resonate and touch each and every one of us.
Benjamin Legrand : Travels with my father Michel Legrand (Paris)
- Isabelle Georges : Mon Melting Pot (Paris)
- Michèle Barbier : In Exile (Algeria)
- Anne Burnell: Home again to a gospel church (Chicago)
Studio Hébertot
78 bis boulevard des Batignolles,
Paris XVII
2
September
7:00 pm
Audacious Women (dinner show)
A tribute to the great ladies of cabaret who dared to defend their freedoms and their words.
- Anne Burnell (Chicago) : Nina Simone
- Ava Logan (Chicago) : Josephine Baker and Eartha Kitt
- Barbara Smith (Chicago) : Janis Joplin
- Jeanie Carroll (Las Vegas) : Tina Turner, Cher, Dalida
- Maryline Rollet (Paris) : Yvette Guilbert, Anne Sylvestre, Barbara,…
- Mylène Launay et Guënaelle L. (Paris) : Juliette Gréco, Edith Piaf
Chez ma cousine
12 rue de Norvins
Montmartre
3
September
7:00 pm
Chicago Sounds (dinner show)
A medley of musical genres from Chicago celebrates the twinning of Montmartre and the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago.
Led by Anne & Mark Burnell at the piano
- Anne & Mark Burnell (blues/jazz/pop)
- Ava Logan (jazz)
- Barbara Smith (blues)
- Elisabeth Howard (American songbook)
- Lou Ella Rose (Philippine songbook)
- Swingin’ Sisters (close harmony trio)
La Crémaillère
Place du Tertre
Montmartre
4
September
7:00 pm
Showcase concert (buffet show)
- Jeanne Franks, singer and master of ceremonies
Showcasing singer-participants of the week-long conference.
- At the piano, Howard Pfeifer, Stefan Kukurugya, Jean-Claude Orfali.
- Guests include: Lou Ella Rose Cabalona (Philippines), Cristina Marinescu (Romania), Mimei Sakamoto (Tokyo), Sylvie Rudolf (New Hampshire), Jeanie Carroll (Las Vegas), Suzanna Griffith (Los Angeles), Sue Berke (Michigan), Carolyn Broquet, Tirzah Blomberg, David Hoffman, Lydia Stux, Susan Arjmand, Deborah Good (Chicago), Fernando Huertas Sanchez (Spain).
Péniche Balle au bond, Port des Saints-Pères, face au 3 quai Malaquais, Paris VI
Preview activities
Round tables are free and open to the public.
Conference registration and entrance fees apply to some of these events.
Saturday, August 26
8:00 pm
Saint-Cyprien (Dordogne)
In The Footsteps of Josephine Baker
Concert-cabaret at Galerie Odéhon,
43 rue Gambetta, Saint-Cyprien
Monday, August 28-Friday September 1
10 am–5:30 pm each day
Salle A = 21 bis rue des ecoles l’Harmattan
Salle B = Centre Culturel Italien, 21 rue des Carmes
Cabaret Connexion
Workshops, master classes, and round tables
Monday, August 28
5:30-6:45
(21 bis rue des écoles)
A brief history of cabaret
by Frantz Wouilloz (director of the Fondation EDITRAUM in Switzerland)
Monday, August 28
7 pm – 8:30
(Piano Vache
8 rue Laplace)
What is the Artistic Cabaret Today?
A round table discussion led by Martin Pénet (Radio France Musique).
Monday, August 28
8:30 pm-11 pm
Le Piano vache
8 rue Laplace Paris V
Public Jam Session
The first meeting between all the participants in the Cabaret Connexion exchange, with pianists Stefan Kukurugya from Detroit and Howie Pfeifer from Chicago.
Tuesday, August 29
5:30 pm–7 pm
(21 bis rue des écoles)
Round table on Paris Noir
One hundred years of African-American performers in Paris
With Jeanne Franks, Claudia Hommel and Michèle Barbier
Tuesday, August 29
9 pm–midnight
22 rue des Saules Paris, XVIII
The iconic Cabaret Lapin Agile
Humor and song from the Lapin Agile artists
Wednesday, August 30
5:30pm -7 pm
21 bis rue des Ecoles
Can we talk politics in the Cabaret?
Round table moderated by Paulus, leading cabaret promoter and artist from London
Wednesday, August 30
8 pm–10 pm
Péniche Marcounet, Port des Célestins,
Quai de l’Hôtel de ville, Paris 75004
International Jam Session
Starting with artists from the Philippines, Romania and Paris (Lou Ella Rose, Cristina Marinescu, Maryline Rollet), etc. Followed by an open jam session with Stefan Kukurugya, Jean-Claude Orfali and Howie Pfeifer at the piano.
Friday, September 1
10 am-12:30 pm
L’Harmattan (21 bis rue des écoles) Paris V
The business and promotion of cabaret
Round table moderated by Anne Burnell, recent president of Chicago Cabaret Professionals