2022
Josephine Baker and the legacy of fervor
May 16, 2022 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Alliance Française de Chicago, Chicago IL
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 Evelyn Danner, Lynne Jordan, Mylène Launay, Ava Logan, Patrick Pernet, […]
"Making jazz, Arthur Briggs, and Josephine Baker French" - an online international round table
Apr 10, 2022 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Making Jazz, Arthur Briggs and Josephine Baker French: Join an international conversation about the history of African-American artists living in France, the cross-cultural stories of their fight for recognition, race relations, and the embrace of solidarity through music. Travis Atria (author of Better Days Will Come Again, the life of Arthur Briggs), and Michèle Barbier […]
2021
Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Black Voices in Cabaret & The French Connection
Oct 3, 2021 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Oct 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm Directors: Daniel Johnson, David Stephens Music Director: Elizabeth Doyle Where it all began…in Paris and Chicago. Spotlighting the exchange off cultures from Montmartre to State Street, and the extraordinary contribution of African American music and musicians to the evolution of Chicago-style Cabaret. Featuring: Cynthia Clarey, Evelyn Danner, Patrick Davis, Elizabeth […]
Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Cabaret Burlesque & Great American Songbook
Sep 19, 2021 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sept 19, 2021 @ 3:00pm Directors: Anne Burnell, Kyle Hustedt Music Director: Mark Burnell A celebration of LGBTQIA artists featuring drag, burlesque, and dancers interwoven with the hits from the Great American Songbook – Jazz, Broadway, standards, composers and lyricists of Tin Pan Alley. Featuring: Arlene Armstrong, Anne Burnell, Mark Burnell, Kyle Hustedt, Willy LaQueue, […]
Healing through Song Part 3 - Dream On
Mar 28, 2021 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Healing through Song Part 3 – Dream On (Sunday, March 28th) Room opens at 2:30 p.m. to meet and greet the artists and each other. Show begins at 3:00 p.m. Live-chat with emcees David Stephens and Arlene Armstrong and today’s cast from Chicago and beyond: Natalie Douglas (New York City), Jeannie Tanner, Sophie Grimm […]
Healing through Song Part 2 - I'm Here: See Me As I Am
Mar 21, 2021 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Healing through Song Part 2 – I’m Here: See Me As I Am (Sunday, March 21st) Room opens at 2:30 to meet and greet the panelists and each other. Livechat with emcees David Stephens and Arlene Armstrong and today’s cast from Chicago and beyond: Carmeanna Eberly, Cynthia Clarey, Che Rhymefest Smith, Coco Sho-Nell, Bobbi […]
Healing through Song Part 1 - I Know Where I've Been
Mar 14, 2021 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Healing through Song Part 1 – I Know Where I’ve Been (Sunday, March 14th) Rooms open at 2:30 to meet and greet the artists and each other. Livechat with with emcees David Stephens and Arlene Armstrong and today’s cast from Chicago and beyond: Paula Dione Ingram (Las Vegas), Madeline Morgan, Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, […]
Black Voices in Conversation—A History of Cabaret
Mar 7, 2021 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Black Voices in Conversation—A History of Cabaret (Sunday, March 7th) Moderated by Mark Ruffin Panel begins at 3:00 PM Central Time. Room opens at 2:30 to meet and greet the panelists and each other. So much was going in the 19-teens and twenties to make Chicago the first American capital of cabaret. The Stroll on […]