This is the provisional schedule of all the workshops, master classes, round tables and evening events for the 2024 conference and festival in Chicago, Monday, October 28 to Monday, November 4.
There are a lot of moving parts, including most of all, the registration of participants. So please check back with the organizers to confirm specific events and times.
Calendar of Workshop and Master Class
Workshops, master classes, round tables in more than 25 sessions
All take place at the DANK Haus, 4740 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- AM Session (Recommended for all to attend)
- Jean Claude Orfali, Steve Normandin, Wilfried Touati – Working with Musicians
- Followed by 3 break out sessions: Jean Claude Orfali – Musical Tips; Steve Normandin – The Self-Accompanied Singer; Wilfried Touati – Complicity with the Accompanist
- PM Session Options
- A: Elisabeth Howard – Hands On Vocal Technique
- B: Paulus – Patter Matters
- AM Session (Recommended for all to attend)
- Wednesday October 30, 2024
- AM Session Options
- A: Spider Saloff – Bringing Jazz Phrasing and Grooves into Your Song
- B: Isabelle Georges – Be Yourself, Song Interpretation
- PM Session Options
- A: Meri Ziev – Song Lyric Interpretation
- B: Anne Fromm – Theatrical Improvisation
- C: Anne and Mark Burnell – Musical Improvisation
- AM Session Options
- Thursday October 31, 2024
- AM Session Options
- A: Isabelle Georges – Be Yourself, Song Interpretation
- B: Elisabeth Howard – Stage Movement
- C: Angelina Reaux – Transitions Between Songs
- PM Session Options
- A: Carla Gordon – Find Your Funny in Cabaret
- B: Tássia Minuzzo: Intercultural Voices & Repertoire
- AM Session Options
- Friday November 1, 2024
- AM Session Options
- A: Paulus – Patter Matters
- B: Spider Saloff – The Story Inside the Song
- C: Clotilde Rullaud – Singing the Same Song in Two Languages
- PM Session Options
- A: Tássia Minuzzo – Song Lyric Interpretation
- B: Carla Gordon – Find Your Funny in Cabaret
- C: Jeff Harnar – Making A Song Your Own on Stage
- AM Session Options
- Saturday November 2, 2024
- AM Sessions
- A: David Edelfelt – Vocal Technique that Supports Emotion
- B: Angelina Reaux – Transitions Between Songs
- C: Jeff Harnar – Building Your Show
- PM Sessions
- A: David Edelfelt – Vocal Technique that Supports Emotion
- B: Rehearsal for Showcase concert
- AM Sessions
Cabaret Connexion Concert Festival
Schedule for 2024
Oct 31
What Are You Afraid Of? A Kurt Weill Circus – Anne Fromm opens with Claudia Hommel, Paulus, witches and black cats (Halloween costumes encouraged)
DANK Haus Brauhaus Room 7:30pm
Nov 1
Ooh La La – Isabelle Georges, opens with Lynne Jordan and our host Jeff Harnar!
Rhapsody Theater 8:00pm
Nov 2
Piaf and Pizazz —Tássia Minuzzo, Steve Normandin, Jeanie Carroll, Angelique Dessaint, …
Alliance Française 6:00pm
Nov 3
Connexion Showcase – On the Funny Side of the Street
DePaul School of Music 3:00pm
Nov 4
From Paris and Chicago, with Love: Old Town Welcomes Montmartre
Franklin Fine Arts Center 5:30pm
225 w. Evergreen Ave
Cabaret Connexion Activities
Schedule for 2024
MON.
OCT 28
Chicago Architectural walking tour – en français
With Robin Simon, 1 PM begins at the Cultural Center. Leaves time for a visit to the Art Institute afterward.
MON. Oct 28
School program
Clotilde, Michele and others visit a local high school
MON. Oct 28
Meet & Greet
Clara Club 6:00pm (2027 W. North Ave; come get your Connexion cocktail)
TUES.
Oct 29
The History of Cabaret and Looking Forward
Martin Penet, Daniel Johnson, et al
DANK Haus 1:00pm – 2:30pm
WEDS.Oct 30
Producing and touring your show (with Paulus, Lexa and others)
DANK Haus 1:00pm – 2:30pm
THURS.
Oct 31
Overcoming Stage-Fright
Michele Barbier
DANK Haus 1:00pm – 2:30pm
FRI.
Nov 1
Cabaret Business & Promotion
Anne Burnell, Jeanne Franks & Lexa Maxa
DANK Haus 1:00pm – 2:30pm
SAT.
Nov 2
Technology and Singing
Lou Ella Rose
DANK Haus 1:00pm – 2:30pm
SUN.
Nov 3
Showcase Rehearsals
DePaul Music School 11:00am – 3:00pm
MON.
Nov 4
School program for students at Franklin Fine Arts
9 AM to 3 PM
MON.
Nov 4
Chicago Architectural walking tour – en français
With Robin Simon, 1 PM begins at the Cultural Center. Leaves time for a visit to the Art Institute afterward.
MON.
Nov 4
Connexion Wrap-Up Meeting
After our final show, join us for dinner and planning for Paris 2025!