CABARET
NEWS
CHICAGO - MIDWEST
THREE DAY CABARET WORKSHOP COMES TO CHICAGO
St. Louis based RNI Productions announces a three day professional development
workshop focusing on the Art of Cabaret Performance led by multiple
award-winning New York based performers and teachers Lina Koutrakos
And Rick Jensen. Tim Schall is producer for this event which takes place
at DAVENPORT'S (1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830
- http://www.davenportspianobar.com/
) during the weekend of Friday through Sunday, June 22nd through 24th.
There will be two public performances at DAVENPORT'S in conjunction
with the workshop: Ms. Koutrakos in her long running New York hit, TORCH,
on Saturday June 23rd at 10:30 pm and a Final Student Showcase celebrating
the participants work on Sunday June 24th at 7:30 pm.
Lina
Koutrakos and Rick Jensen have taught on-going Advanced Performance
workshops in New York for over 10 years. Since 2003 have been Master
Teachers at The Cabaret Conference at Yale University and have previously
served on the faculty of the Eugene O'Neil Cabaret Symposium. Koutrakos
is a MAC Award winning director who has guided countless performers
through their one person shows and is a current 2007 MAC nominee for
Best Major Female Artist for her show TORCH. Jensen is a multiple
MAC award wining music director and arranger who has worked with,
among others, Jeanne MacDonald, Barbara Fasano, Tovah Feldshuh and
cabaret legend Nancy LaMott.
The core of the 3 days will focus on performance coaching,
facilitated by Koutrakos as director/coach and Jensen as music director/coach.
Singers will prepare at least 5 songs that are memorized and ready
to work. Participants receive individualized feedback on their performance
in the following areas: connection to material, physical choices,
song selection, interpretation, arrangements, audience connection
and internal/external focus of song.
Interested participants should contact: Tim Schall,
RNI Productions, at 314-721-4634 or by e-mail at chicago-cab-wkshop@sbcglobal.net.
Tuition of $575, includes 1 ticket to TORCH and student participation
in the Final Showcase at Davenports. $100 Non Refundable Deposit due
May 1, 2007 with balance due June 1, 2007. Sorry, no refunds after
June 1, 2007.
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