Workshops – March 2018

Crafts

Multidisciplinary/General

  • Career Labs: OK, But What Are You Really Doing? Explaining Your Art to People — And to Yourself with Amy Blackmore and Linda Rutenberg at MainLine Theatre. This workshop is for emerging artists and is free. Registration is mandatory. MARCH 5, 7 PM – 9 PM. Click here for details.
  • Career Labs: Risk and Resilience – Living Artistically with Yourself and with Others with Moe Clark and Jacob Wren at MainLine Theatre. This workshop is for emerging artists and is free. Registration is mandatory. MARCH 7,  7 PM – 9 PM. Click here for details.
  • Career Labs: Holding the Thread – How to Build a Career While Staying True to Your Vision with Tracey Deer and Julio Hong at Black Theatre Workshop. This workshop is for emerging artists and is free. Registration is mandatory. MARCH 21, 7 PM – 9 PM. Click here for details.
  • Savvy Sessions presents Marketing & Social Media for Artists with Rodrigo Vergara at the MAI. This workshop is PWYC. Registration is mandatory – email admin@quebec-elan.org. MARCH 4,  1 PM – 4 PM. Click here for details.
  • Savvy Sessions presents Social Design and Media Collaborations with Mike Wheeler at the MAI. This workshop is PWYC. Registration is mandatory – email admin@quebec-elan.org. MARCH 18,  10 AM – 5 PM. Click here for details.
  • Savvy Sessions presents Marketing and Promoting with Margaret Genovese at the MAI. This workshop is PWYC. Registration is mandatory – email admin@quebec-elan.org. MARCH 25, 11 AM – 5 PM. More details to come. Click here to reserve your spot.

Music

  • Savvy Sessions presents Touring and Showcasing with Mariam Assaf at the MAI. This workshop is PWYC. Registration is mandatory – email admin@quebec-elan.org. MARCH 24, 1 PM – 5 PM. More details to come. Click here to reserve your spot. 
  • A Canadian Music Theatre Writers Collective Workshop will be offered in Montreal based on demonstrated interest from the public. This course is offered in Vancouver and Toronto, and is Canada’s premier training program for emerging musical theatre songwriters. The course will cover topics like: the craft of musical theatre; song form; collaboration; lyric craft, and more! Applicants should have intermediate musical literacy. Runs regularly from SEPTEMBER to MAY. At least 12 students are required to run this class. To register and to learn more, please contact Alisha Ruiss: alisha.ruiss@gmail.com

Theatre

  • Quebec Drama Federation presents Musical Theatre Xperience at Studio Danse (927 Newman Blvd, Lasalle). For $80.00, you’ll get to work some of the biggest names in the industry, including Chris Barillaro, Jonathan Patterson, Connie Rosella, Anik Matern, and Kelly Fletcher. Experience Creation, Dancing, Singing, and Performance from Canadian musicals. Spots are limited. Email admin@quebecdrama.org or call 514-875-8698 to register. MARCH 3 and 4. Click here for details.
  • Quebec Drama Federation presents Director’s Gym: Building Vocabulary at Black Theatre Workshop (3680 Jeanne Mance, Montreal). Explore and engage with skill building and creative instincts. Examine the role of director in theatre-making today. This workshop is for emerging directors. Workshop leader is Liz Valdez. Email admin@quebecdrama.org or call 514-875-8698 to register. MARCH 21, 21, and 22. Click here for details. 
  • Savvy Sessions presents The Ultimate Pitch (Theatre) with Mike Payette at the MAI. This workshop is PWYC. Registration is mandatory – email admin@quebec-elan.org. MARCH 17 (hours TBA). More details to come. Click here to reserve your spot.

Other

  • YES Montreal presents Five Ways to Introduce Yourself: Networking for Newcomers, a workshop designed to guide newcomers who lack local professional experience. This workshop is free. MARCH 12, 10 AM – 12 PM. Click here for details.
  • YES Montreal presents Starting Your Job Search in Quebec, a workshop that aims to help Quebec’s newcomers navigate through the process of job hunting. This workshop is free. MARCH 26, 10 AM – 12 PM. Click here for details.