The CABARET CONFERENCE at Yale University
Audition Dates & Locations Announced

Erv Raible, Executive Director/Artistic Director, takes great pride in announcing the Cabaret Conference at Yale University. The Cabaret Conference at Yale University is being developed in conjunction with the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater, and several conference sessions will be held in the facilities of the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater, including the University Theater and the recently opened New Theater.

August 1st through 10th will see the debut of this annual, internationally focused, nine-day teaching program that will offer an intensive look at the art of cabaret performance technique, and train professionals for the live entertainment industry. The Great American Songbook will be addressed and promoted in its entirety, from its origins in the late 19th century through the classic pop standards of the 1930s and 40s to today's contemporary cabaret, musical theater and pop music.

The award-winning faculty, and renowned special guests, will guide thirty-six students in a collaborative process of critical refining and honing. The conference will feature classes and lectures covering cabaret performance technique, acting for singers, lyric interpretation, focus and concentration, act structure, act writing, material research, and comedic development, to musical director and director relations, arranging, orchestration, composer/lyricist relations, maintenance of the vocal instrument, and image consultation. Examine the final stages of act presentation through club relations, marketing, press and public relations, to the technical language of light and sound, representation, booking, management and personal networking; with an emphasis on integration into the live entertainment community.

Public performances will allow the students to observe first-hand the performance techniques of professionals in the industry, while continuing to study those of their peers on a daily performance basis. At the Cabaret Conference Curtain Call the students will perform, demonstrating what they have accomplished in their nine days at the Cabaret Conference at Yale University.

The prestigious faculty currently includes: Tovah Feldshuh, Carol Hall, George Hall, Julie Halston, Lina Koutrakos, Marilynn Lovell Matz, Sally Mayes, Erv Raible, Fred Voelpel, Thommie Walsh and Julie Wilson; piano faculty includes Tex Arnold, Christopher Denny, Rick Jensen, Jeff Klitz, and Shelly Markham.

The conference consultants/lecturers include: Matt Berman (light and sound technician), John Hoglund (reviewer for Back Stage, trade publication), and Michael Kerker (ASCAP, Director of Musical Theater and Cabaret).

The Cabaret Conference will be held on the historic Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned as one of the world's finest educational facilities, and for its spectacular architecture, world-class museums and libraries.

The cost of the week (including tuition, lodging, meals and admission to all programs) is $2,450. This amount may be paid in three installments (the first of $1,000, and two of $725 each). Visa, MC, American Express and Discover are accepted.

The Cabaret Conference At Yale University has announced dates and locations for auditions to those interested in attending this event. All auditions are by appointment only - phone 212-629-2000 for appointments.

Chicago, IL - Friday, February 14th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm & Saturday, the 15th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at DAVENPORT'S Piano Bar & Cabaret (1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL). This is coincidental with the Second Chicago Cabaret Convention.

Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - Sunday, February 16th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm at NAUTILUS MUSIC THEATER (308 Prince Street, St. Paul, MN).

Washington, DC - Friday, March 14th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at THE BIRCHMERE (3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA)

Boston, MA - Sunday, March 16th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION (56 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA)

Los Angeles, San Francisco And New York Auditions To Be Announced

Audition By Tape: For those unable to attend live auditions submit tapes to:

The Cabaret Conference At Yale University
520 Hudson Street - Suite 120
New York, NY 10014.

For additional information contact Erv Raible or Wendy Lane Bailey, Executive Assistant at 1-212-629-2000. For more information, see http://www.TheCabaretConferenceAtYale.com/

 

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