Cabaret Connexion
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Aug 28, 2023 – Sep 4, 2023 @ All Day – TRAVEL with us to FRANCE in 2023 The fifth Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion exchange takes place in Paris from August 28 to September 4, 2023. Our mission is to “advance together the art of cabaret”. The itinerary includes 20 hours of workshops and master…
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Birds, Bees, And Other Beasts
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Lydia Stux
Jul 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Join us for our second summer friendraiser at a private garden in Albany Park. Swingin’ Sisters leads the pack with singers from SongShop and the Cabaret Connexion travelers including David Hoffman, the Swingin’ Sisters (Barbara, Carolyn and Tirzah), René Lara, Christian Halvorsen, Ruth Fuerst, Staci Kelley,…
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Bonjour Paris!
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Claudia
Jul 12, 2023 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm – In advance of Bastille Day, the Alliance Française de Chicago hosts an intimate plein-air concert in their beautiful courtyard. Getting an early start for Bastille Day — “Bonjour Paris” with Cabaret singer Claudia Hommel July 12 at the Alliance Française de Chicago Wednesday at 6:30…
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Blooming Opera and Cabaret
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Lydia Stux
Jul 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – ‘Opera Comes to the Cabaret’ al fresco fest and feast Fest: Music Direction by Carl Ratner, Howie Pfiefer, and Dana Brown featuring Susan Arjmand, Jessie Bolger, Susan Lewis Friedman, Dominique Frigo, Rose Guccione, Sean Harris, Claudia Hommel, Elisabeth Howard, Rosalind Hurwitz, Carl Ratner, Katie Rub,…
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SongShop Live presents “Better Together”
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Claudia
Jun 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Click to RSVP Let’s meet at the beautiful salon of PianoForte Chicago for two delicious sets of songs, Better Together. — Being together is usually better, so they say. Songs and stories will provide evidence to prove the case—or not! Offering opera, pop, jazz, Broadway,…
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Opening Night! Chicago Cabaret Week 2023
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Lydia Stux
May 12, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Kick off Chicago Cabaret Week in style with Anne and Mark Burnell, Evelyn Danner, Hilary Ann Feldman, Cindy Firing, Jeanne Franks, Sean Harris, Claudia Hommel, Lynne Jordan, Ava Logan, Marianne Murphey Orland, Phillip Seward, and Barbara Smith. Join us Friday May 12, 8:00 PM at…
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Jan 15, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Christine Steyer offers a special session on Healthy Singing––A New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health Register Today! Join award-winning soprano and voice teacher Christine Steyer for a fun-filled session on maintaining a healthy singing voice. We will explore body parts involved in producing a powerful and…
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MASTER CLASS WITH ISABELLE GEORGES
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Claudia
Aug 22, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “Be Yourself. Everyone else is taken” Isabelle Georges returns to Chicago direct from Paris, August 19 to 22. Those who were fortunate to work with her at our Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion in May acclaimed her as a favorite master teacher.The quote is from Oscar…
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Bastille Day, July 14th – dinner & show!
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Claudia
Jul 14, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – An evening of French cabaret music at Norman’s Bistro Come kick up your heels with Claudia Hommel and accordionist Patricia Spaeth as we bring you the magic of Paris for Bastille Day. You’ll be humming “Bonjour Paris” as we stroll down the “Champs Elysées” “Under…
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Josephine Baker and the legacy of fervor
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Claudia
May 16, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – A grand finale for both Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion and Chicago Cabaret Week 2022. In Person – In French & English. Ten performers from Paris and Chicago pay tribute to an extraordinary woman and artist! Featuring Michèle Barbier, who served as Josephine’s personal assistant. With…
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Showcase concert
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Claudia
May 14, 2022 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Reserve your place here! 2019 post-conference concert Cabaret Connexion participants are showcasing the work of our fourth international exchange of French and US performers. Be regaled with songs from American songbook, French chanson, jazz, blues, comedy and more. The show at the DePaul Recital Hall…
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May 10, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – With this duo, the interdisciplinary French artist Clotilde and the acclaimed American pianist and keyboardist Chris McCarthy deepen their collaboration. Opening with manouche-gypsy jazz by Christy Bennett’s Fumée Duo. Inspired by the Beat Generation poets Chris and Clotilde create a repertoire of rageous yet ecstatic…