Cabaret Connexion RSVP

Be a part of Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion 7th exchange!

  • Registration for US singers is fully booked. but things change so please sign up for the wait list.
  • There is room for fellow musicians. Please contact claudia@workinginconcert.org for further information.
  • The Fan Club Cabaret Intourlude is now taking registrations for our fellow travelers—family, friends and fans are invited to tour Lyon, Paris and Dordogne by day and join us at the open mics and concerts by night!

For those not participating in the conference workshops, our Fan Club’s adventuresome Cabaret InTourlude offerings are posted on the Calendar page here.

  • Pre-conference in Lyon, October 22-25, 2025
  • Paris Connexion, October 26-November 2, 2025
  • Visit Dordogne including Josephine Baker’s Château des Milandes, November 3-5, 2025

REGISTRATION PRICING:

  • PARIS Full conference & Festival advanced rate (prior to September 1) : $1350
  • Sessions à la carte: $150-$1250
  • LYON Advanced rate until September 1: $700. After September 1: $850
  • DORDOGNE —two day all inclusive tour is $810.

The fine print for fees, payment schedules, financial assistance, and cancellations is here

Class Offerings

  • Angelina Réaux — Leading with the Lyric
  • Anne and Mark Burnell — Biz of the Biz
  • Anne Fromm — Theater techniques for singers
  • Claudia Hommel — Patter Matters: communicating with your audience
  • David Hoffman — Give Good Face: the Emotional Face Map
  • David Hoffman — Vocal Technique: Switching Styles
  • Elisabeth Howard — Stage Presence Essential for Cabaret Performance
  • Elisabeth Howard — Vocal Technique Essential for Cabaret Singing
  • Elisabeth Howard — American Song Styles Essential for Cabaret Performance
  • Elizabeth Doyle — Diction for Singers
  • Éric Tavelli — The Voice at the Service of Emotion
  • Isabelle Georges — Experiment! Strengths and Vulnerabilities
  • Jean-Claude Orfali, Wilfried Touati, Howie Pfeifer, Michael Sokol, Stefan Kukurugya — Talking with Your Accompanist
  • Jean-Claude Orfali — Musical Tips Working with your Accompanist
  • Lou Ella Rose — Using Technology: Hands-On with your Devices
  • Michael Sokol — The Art of Franglais: Cabaret in Two Languages
  • Shelley Schneider — Unlocking the Middle Voice: A Workshop for Vocalists
  • Tassia Minuzzo — Bring Foreign Languages into Your Repertoire
  • Wilfried Touati — Complicity between Singer and Accompanist
  • Jeanie Carroll leads daily warm-ups

Proposed Roundtables

Led by: Dr. Susan Arjmand, Michèle Barbier, Anne Burnell, Camille Germser and others

  • Bringing in New Generations and How Cabaret Can Save the World (with Camille Germser in Lyon)
  • Building Your Show 
  • Producing and Touring Your Show 
  • Vocal Health with Dr. Susan Arjmand