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The Village Conservatory for Music Theatre

The ViC provides responsive and dynamic post-secondary training in Manitoba for performing artists at any stage of their career, empowering them to become catalysts for a sustainable and thriving arts culture.

The Village Conservatory and Le Patio 340 are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! This month&#39;s theme: The Lusty Month of May! ALONM is about to get steamy, y&rsquo;all. It&rsquo;s spring, folks are awakening, I&#39;m changing my major, and characters in musicals are gettin&#39; freaky. This month, bring us your sultriest, sauciest songs! Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: Le luxurieux mois de mai!

A Lot of Night Music: The Lusty Month of May

The Village Conservatory and Le Patio 340 are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! This month&#39;s theme: April Fool&#39;s! Calling all silly gooses, this is your time to shine! Make us laugh! We want your magic feet, your Baltimore crabs, your side character number that steals the entire show! Send in the clowns... (but please don&#39;t sing that one, it&#39;s really not funny).&nbsp; Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: Poisson d&#39;avril! Appel &agrave; tous les farceurs : c&#39;est votre moment de briller! Faites-nous rire! On veut voir vos pas de danse endiabl&eacute;s, vos num&eacute;ros les plus fous, vos personnages secondaires qui volent la vedette &agrave; tout le monde ! Laissez entrer les clowns et &laquo;Les Poissons!&raquo; (bonne chance si vous vous risquez &agrave; chanter cette chanson-l&agrave;!)

A Lot of Night Music: April Fool's

The Village Conservatory &amp; the Centre Culturel Franco Manitobain are proud to present:A LOT of Night Music/Musique de la nuit!<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;max-width:100%;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> A bilingual music theatre curated open mic taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Boulevard, Antoine-Gaborieau Hall. It&#39;s the ultimate Disney Darling face-off, from the Disney Renaissance to new-school beats! Do you prefer your singing crabs &quot;Under the Sea&quot; or &quot;Shiny&quot;? Or maybe you love a giant carnivorous puppet, or backflipping cheerleaders? How about a chorus complaining about how hard it is to live in a forgotten part of New York - wait, they both did that... Votre rendez-vous pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface au Patio 340 chez le Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;max-width:100%;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Ce-mois ci: Miranda v. Menken, le face-&agrave;-face des coqueluches de Disney!

A Lot of Night Music: Miranda vs. Menken

The Village Conservatory is proud to present The Lines Between,&nbsp;our 2025/26 Performing Arts Training Lab Showcase! These talented artists have been working since September on a collection of original musicals, songs, dance, and short plays. Presented by The Winnipeg Kinsmen Featuring:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Alyx Buhler</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Anthony Ferens</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Rafael Giordano Bicalho</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Katrina Lengsavath</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Holly Plett</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Phenix Rock</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">JJ Scherr</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Kaelyn Yoon-MacRae</li></ul>Content Advisory: alcohol use, gender dysphoria, partial nudity, coarse language, flashing lights

The Lines Between by the ViC Class of 2025/26

Join us for a staged reading of a new made-in-Manitoba play, presented in partnership between the Village Conservatory and the Manitoba Association of Playwrights In this absurd comedy, Rod is an earnest Ojibwe field officer working for Indian Affairs. In other words, he&rsquo;s like a grain of wheat between one enormous millstone called Canada and another called First Nations. Management is trying to break him. The Chief of Kishchee Nohttin (Big Wind) First Nation may be trying to kill him. And what might just be the biggest protest Canada has ever seen is brewing.&nbsp; Inspired by Jordan&rsquo;s nearly thirty-year career at Indian Affairs, Big Wind takes the audience beyond the headlines to enjoy an insider&rsquo;s satire about how government works in First Nation country. It&rsquo;ll make you laugh a lot and squirm a little.&nbsp; Written by Jordan McPeekDirected &amp; Dramaturged by Katie German Featuring:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ryan Black</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Keely McPeek</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Emily Meadows</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Simon Miron</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Josh Ranville</li></ul>

Big Wind: Is that An Indian Agent I Smell?

Join us on March 4 as we kick off the sixth edition of Inhibition Exhibition! From burlesque to Brazilian puppetry, Hamlet to hamming it up, we&rsquo;re celebrating what prairie artists can do. Featuring:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Alembic Theatre</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Duncan Cox</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Alyson Doyle</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">JHG Creative</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Tom Keenan</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lavender Landslide</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Eva Maia Miranda</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sarah Mercer</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ethan Stark</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Violent Affection</li></ul>Content Advisory: discussions of MAiD (medical assistance in dying), some sensuality, coarse language, adult content

Community Cabaret

<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" id="isPasted" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Village Conservatory &amp; the Centre Culturel Franco Manitobain are proud to present:<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A LOT of Night Music/Musique de la nuit!<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A bilingual music theatre curated open mic taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Boulevard, Antoine-Gaborieau Hall.<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This month&rsquo;s theme: Your First Love! Let&#39;s get mushy this Valentine&#39;s Season - what was the musical that first made you love musicals? That one cast recording you had on repeat? Or maybe that one performance of Phantom that made you blush? Whether it&#39;s a Golden Age classic or a 2020s sleeper hit, share why you love this art&nbsp;form!<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Votre rendez-vous pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface au Patio 340 chez le Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ce-mois ci: votre premier amour!

A Lot of Night Music: Your First Love

<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" id="isPasted" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Village Conservatory &amp; the Centre Culturel Franco Manitobain are proud to present:<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A LOT of Night Music/Musique de la nuit!<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A bilingual music theatre curated open mic taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Boulevard, Antoine-Gaborieau Hall.<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This month&rsquo;s theme: Pop Goes Broadway! Whether your favourite song is in a jukebox musical, or you have a strong case for why it SHOULD be - we want to hear your most dramatic takes on a karaoke fave.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Votre rendez-vous pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface au Patio 340 chez le Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain.

A Lot of Night Music: Pop Goes Broadway

<div data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Calling all musical theatre nerds: it&#39;s the Big Broadway Trivia Night! Test your &quot;theatre kid&quot; cred with five brain-busting rounds of questions, spanning the Golden Age to present. Enter as individuals or teams of up to 6 people and compete for amazing prizes, bragging rights, and the honour of being crowned &quot;Prince of Broadway!&quot; Funds from this event will support our 2025/26 charitable programming. With thanks to our incredible prize partners:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Across the Board</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Canadian Museum for Human Rights</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Devil May Care</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Drop In Dance</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Dry Cold Productions</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Festival du Voyageur</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">F&ecirc;te ice cream</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Get Out Escape Rooms</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Leopold&#39;s Tavern</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Manitoba Opera</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Manitoba Theatre for Young People</li><li fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">McNally Robinson</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Prairie Theatre Exchange</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Puppy Sphere</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Rainbow Stage</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Rogue Vinyasa</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Shakespeare in the Ruins</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">True North Sports &amp; Entertainment</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Winnipeg Film Group</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Winnipeg Fringe Festival</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Winnipeg Studio Theatre</li></ul></div></div>

Big Broadway Trivia Night

Support the ViC, Score Some Goodies!&nbsp;Join our nonprofit&#39;s raffle for a chance to win big while supporting our mission too! Your participation is not only a chance to win prizes, but also plays a vital role in supporting our mission. Each ticket you purchase directly contributes to our efforts in making a meaningful impact in our community. 🎟️ Enter for your chance to win any of our prize packages, generously supported by local businesses and community partners.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1765998921/wysiwyg/vmejm01una49gsmq805s.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Prizes include:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Favourite Things Package A - gift certificates courtesy of Fete Ice Cream, Leopold&#39;s Tavern, and Puppy Sphere</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Favourite Things Package B - gift certificates courtesy of Get Out Escape Rooms, Leopold&#39;s Tavern, and Puppy Sphere</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">When You&#39;re a Jet&nbsp;-&nbsp;signed photos of Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose players courtesy of True North Sports &amp; Entertainment</li></ul>

Luck Be a Lady Fundraising Raffle

<div data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1755877286337" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Producing 101? More like Producing 10-FUN! There&rsquo;s a lot that goes into making stuff happen: from budgeting, granting, contracting, project timelines, supporting production and artistic personnel - the list goes on! In this workshop, Tanner will share some tools, ideas, and stories from producing intimate performances to new large-scale productions. With some hands-on exercises, this workshop will endow you with skills to start getting your projects in motion: taking that inkling of a concept and journeying to find the way to make it happen.&nbsp;<h3 fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">ABOUT THE ARTIST</h3>Tanner Manson is a queer theatre/dance artist and arts/events manager based in Winnipeg, MB. He is passionate about nurturing relationships and long-term collaboration while creating new and exciting work.&nbsp; He is Co-Artistic Producer of One Trunk Theatre devising new work across the province and artistic disciplines. He has made some raucous work with Walk&amp;Talk and was the recipient of Prairie Theatre Exchange&rsquo;s Cherry Karpyshin Arts Management Prize in 2024. Tanner is a frequent collaborator with many fellow prairie-dwelling artists and organizations including Theatre Projects Manitoba, F&ecirc;te Jockey, Young Lungs Dance Exchange, and Weather Parade Dance Theatre.&nbsp;</div></div></div>

Masterclass: Producing 101 with Tanner Manson

<div data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1755877286337" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Do you hate auditioning? Well, join the club.&nbsp; Do you want to hate it a little less? Well, this is the class for you! Stephanie walks you through the prep, the waiting room, the audition, and the &lsquo;aftermath&rsquo; to give you helpful tools to form a healthy relationship with the audition process, and maybe even learn how to enjoy it a little! ABOUT THE FACILITATORStephanie Sy is a Filipino-Chinese artist raised on Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg. Her twenty-year career began on stage, predominantly in musical theatre, working all across North America. Selected theatre credits include: the first National Tour of We Will Rock You; Next to Normal (Mirvish/Musical Stage Company/Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominee); Peter&rsquo;s Final Flight (Ross Petty Productions); Vietgone (RMTC); Disney&rsquo;s Beauty and the Beast (Rainbow; Disney&rsquo;s The Little Mermaid (Globe Theatre); and world premieres of Prairie Nurse (Blyth Festival); A History of Breathing (Persephone); and Prom Queen (Segal Centre). Stephanie was one of the 2021 recipients of the The Harold Greenberg Fund where she wrote, directed, and produced her very first short film, Knots, that was screened in film festivals all over North America.</div></div></div></div></div>

Masterclass: Auditions for Stage & Screen

<div data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1755877286337" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" fr-original-style="font-size: 1rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px;" id="isPasted" style="font-size: 1rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">This workshop takes a technical approach to interpretation of music by breaking down the elements that make a vocal performance unique and engaging. How do you break free of your natural stylistic tendencies and try something new? What techniques might you use singing different styles of music? If you&rsquo;re a little bit w and want to learn to sing jazz, or you always sound like a musical theatre singer and want to be a pop star, you can learn the first steps to explore style and break into a new way of singing.</div><div fr-original-style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px;" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> </div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" fr-original-style="font-size: 1rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px;" style="font-size: 1rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">We will explore techniques that will allow you to be more creative and bold with your choices as a vocalist and help you take the next step as a vocal performer.</div> ABOUT THE FACILITATOR<div fr-original-style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px; line-break: after-white-space; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49);" id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px; line-break: after-white-space; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><span data-originalcomputedfontsize="14.666667" data-originalfontsize="11pt" fr-original-style="font-size: 0.916667rem; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49);" lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 0.916667rem; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: inherit;">Simon Miron is a two spirited, franco-M&eacute;tis, multi-disciplinary artist, from Treaty One Territory. They are an award-winning director and theatre actor with over 20 years of experience working in Canadian theatre. They hold a master&rsquo;s degree from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and also studied in Edmonton, Toronto and The Stratford Festival.</div></div></div></div></div></div>

Masterclass: Vocal Styles & Technique with Simon Miron

<div data-block-type="2" data-border-radii='{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}' data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">The Village Conservatory &amp; the Centre Culturel Franco Manitobain are proud to present:A LOT of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! A bilingual music theatre curated open mic taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Boulevard, Antoine-Gaborieau Hall. This month&rsquo;s theme: Movie Musicals! Put on &ldquo;The Greatest Show,&rdquo; make us &ldquo;Say Your Name,&rdquo; or make us remember this &ldquo;Once Upon a December!&rdquo; Votre rendez-vous pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface au Patio 340 chez le Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain.&nbsp; Ce mois-ci: Les chansons des films musicales!</div></div>

A Lot of Night Music: Movie Musicals

<div data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1755877286337" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><div data-sqsp-text-block-content="" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">&quot;My philosophy as an Intimacy Coordinator is to help create an environment that encourages creativity through care, communication and consent in scenes involving simulated sex, nudity, sexual violence and hyper exposed material in film and television. I work as an advocate for actors, a support for directors and the go to person on set for all departments, coordinating the specific needs of intimate scenes.&rdquo;&nbsp; In this workshop, Sharon will lead students through a series of consent-based exercises designed to empower performers in the rehearsal process and provide them with the tools to navigate intimate scenes within a professional setting, either in theatre or film.<h3 fr-original-style="white-space:pre-wrap;" style="white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">ABOUT THE ARTIST</h3>Sharon is a certified Intimacy Director and Coordinator. She has worked on such projects as The Long Walk, Nobody 2, Love Hurts, Altar, Psycho Killer, Suitcase 8, The Holiday Shift, Don&rsquo;t Even, Malgre Moi, El Toro, Winner, Little Bird, The Porter, Skymed, Alter Boys, Wintertide,&nbsp;as well as many others. She was the recipient of ACTRA National&rsquo;s inaugural Visionary Award earlier this year for bring IC work to sets and stages in Manitoba. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://SHARONBAJER.CA&source=gmail&ust=1756142861697000&usg=AOvVaw1DjMfdVitm3JfbH3rJ-uRI" fr-original-style="" href="http://SHARONBAJER.CA" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">SHARONBAJER.CA</a></div></div></div>

Masterclass: Intimacy Direction with Sharon Bajer

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Clown is... the wise-fool... the prophet and the poop...the sacred and the profane. My clown practice draws from Pochinko, Gaulier, and trickster methods (if that means nothing to ya, don&rsquo;t even worry &lsquo;bout it bb). This isn&rsquo;t the scary Halloween clown, or maybe necessarily even the circus clown, this is the trickster within calling to be unleashed to teach lessons, get in (and out of) trouble, and tell really really really good stories. Whether or not you wanna be a clown in real life, this practice can open unexpected and explosive pathways for creation and performance. &nbsp;Please come prepared to move and play!&nbsp; ABOUT THE ARTISTPhilip Jonah Logan Geller is a pretty okay clown&hellip;okay&hellip;okkaaayy? They have trained and worked with some people who said they knew what they were doing including Micheal Kennard (Mump and Smoot), Jan Henderson (Fool Moon Productions), Karen Hines (Poxy Plays), and Natty (Nathanial) Justiano (Naked Empire Bouffon). They recently trained at the prestigious (AKA over-priced) Ecole Philippe Gaulier. Philip has performed, directed, and taught clown (or clown adjacent) work across so-called Canada for the past ten years. Philip&rsquo;s practice is ever evolving and includes a weaving of traditional European clown with Michif trickster narratives. All of this to say Philip has learnt (is learning) how to play with abundance. Philip is Jewish (Ashkenazi) and Red River Michif (M&eacute;tis) with Logan, Dupuis, Vandal ancestors, and roots to the historic M&eacute;tis community of Rooster Town. Philip has worked across Turtle Island with companies including The Stratford Festival, Native Earth Performing Arts, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Gwaandak Theatre, and Centre for Indigenous Theatre. They are a graduate of the MFA Directing Program at York University and the BFA Acting Program at the University of Alberta.

Masterclass: Clowning Around with Philip Geller

The Village Conservatory and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! This month&#39;s theme: Bring On the Monsters! Whether you&#39;re the ghost with the most, a broody bear-wolf hybrid up in a tower, or a psychic teen in need of a hug, we want to see your wild side! Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: allez-y les monstres! Produced with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain.

A Lot of Night Music: Bring On the Monsters

How does anyone get a piece of theatre off the ground? From the script to the stage, &#39;Producer Daph&#39; will walk you through the steps to take a production from hypothetical to real. We&#39;ll covering the nuts and bolts of bringing a show to life - building a team, gathering props and costumes, marketing and promotion, as well as how the heck anyone gets money to do this. ABOUT THE ARTISTDaphne (she/her) is a director and creator based in Winnipeg. She is a graduate of the University of Manitoba with a BA in Theatre and Film Studies. In 2022, she graduated with honours from the inaugural Red River College Digital Film and Media Production program. Directing credits include The Ghost of a Flea&nbsp;(Wych Elm Productions;) Prophecy (Assistant Director, Theatre Projects Manitoba); FanAddict, How to Live Forever, The Other Woman, Fashionably Late, She&rsquo;s Not There, Come Together, (Art)ist&nbsp;(Hypothetical Projects);&nbsp;Inhibition Exhibition, Embracing Shadows, (Director of Photography/Editor, Village Conservatory); 12th Night: A Musical&nbsp;(Assistant Director, The Village Conservatory/The Keep Theatre); and It&rsquo;s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play&nbsp;(Apprentice Director, RMTC). She was the recipient of the inaugural Dan Augusta Promise Prize from Sick + Twisted Theatre and received the Gladys Cameron Watt Award in the 84th National One-Act Playwriting Competition.

Masterclass: Producing 101 with Daphne Finlayson

Want to learn how to swing it? Swings and understudies are the backbone of our industry, a demanding and rewarding job that is necessary for the show to go on!&nbsp;This workshop is for anyone who would like to learn &nbsp;how to set yourself up for success while working as a Swing or Understudy within regional theatre. From prep, to the rehearsal process, to put ins, to swing ons, let&rsquo;s demystify the process and learn what to expect when hired as a cover.&nbsp; ABOUT THE ARTISTSam is a Winnipeg-based performer, with on stage credits including Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz&nbsp;(Rainbow);&nbsp;The Perfect Man&nbsp;(Gargoyle); A Gentleman&rsquo;s Guide to Love and Murder (Grindstone); The Prom (Dry Cold); Reefer Madness (WST). Sam also works behind the scenes as a Choreographer and Intimacy Director, on productions including Dogfight (Dry Cold - Choreographer); Waitress (RMTC - Intimacy Director); and The Sound of Music (RMTC - Apprentice Director/Choreographer &amp; Intimacy Director). Beyond the theatre, Sam works in the film industry as a Stunt Performer and Intimacy Director, and is a theatre and dance educator, who has taught at The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, U of M, U of W, Drop in Dance, and within Rainbow Stage&rsquo;s Education programming. Sam is a sought after theatre professional known for her versatility, reliability, and diverse skillset, which has translated into her experiences as a swing, understudy, and dance captain.&nbsp;

Masterclass: Swinging in with Sam Hutchings

Learn the ins and outs of being a working artist! Geared toward both actors and creatives - in this workshop you will gain insight into networking, branding, social media, auditions and casting, getting your foot in the door and your work out there, handling rejection, getting an agent, working across Canada, diversifying, and building a body of work and a career your proud of! ABOUT THE ARTISTJulie Tomaino is a theatre director, a choreographer, and an educator. She has won a Dora Award, a Jessie Award, multiple Ovation Awards, and multiple Broadway&nbsp;World Awards for outstanding work in Musical Theatre. Julie trained and worked as a performer in New York City for thirteen years.&nbsp;Notable credits include playing Louise on the US National Tour of CRAZY FOR YOU, performing in CELEBRATE BROADWAY at The Kennedy Center, starring John Lithgow and Linda Eder, and dancing as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall for six seasons. As a Rockette she appeared numerous times on The Today Show, the Macy&rsquo;s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and at the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony. She is now based in Toronto and travels across Canada working on shows at some of the top regional theatres including MTC, The Citadel, The Arts Club, Theatre Calgary, The Grand, Theatre Aquarius, Drayton Entertainment, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, , The Globe, Magnus Theatre, and The Stratford Festival.

Masterclass: The Business Side of Show Business with Julie Tomaino

This workshop takes a technical approach to interpretation of music by breaking down the elements that make a vocal performance unique and engaging. How do you break free of your natural stylistic tendencies and try something new? What techniques might you use singing different styles of music? If you&rsquo;re a little bit w and want to learn to sing jazz, or you always sound like a musical theatre singer and want to be a pop star, you can learn the first steps to explore style and break into a new way of singing. We will explore techniques that will allow you to be more creative and bold with your choices as a vocalist and help you take the next step as a vocal performer. ABOUT THE ARTISTSimon Miron is a two spirited, franco-M&eacute;tis, multi-disciplinary artist, from Treaty One Territory. They are an award-winning director and theatre actor with over 20 years of experience working in Canadian theatre. They hold a master&rsquo;s degree from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and also studied in Edmonton, Toronto and The Stratford Festival.

The Village Conservatory and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! A musical theatre open mic cabaret, taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface. Now, there&#39;s no need for a Dogfight, Cinderella - whether you&#39;re putting on the &quot;Greatest Show&quot; or enjoy listening to The Sound of Music, join us in a head-to-head between two legendary songwriting duos! Votre rendez-vous hebdomadaire pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical soir, tous les derniers mardis du mois au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface. Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: Pasek &amp; Paul v. Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein! Produced with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain.

A Lot of Night Music: Dear Evan Hammerstein

Taking a piece from the page to the stage involves preparation, collaboration, and intuition. Learn some tools and &ldquo;ways in&rdquo; to a director&#39;s process, and work in a hands-on masterclass style to try your hand at staging each other! ABOUT THE ARTISTA professional artist in a wide array of creative live arts, Dora works to create and support art in the spirit of collaboration. Working predominantly in her hometown of Winnipeg, Dora has over twenty years of professional experience in theatre and film as a director, actor, producer, instructor, and administrator. A graduate from the University of Winnipeg honours theatre program, and a participant in Stratford&rsquo;s Michael Langham Workshop for Assistant Directors, Dora&rsquo;s training in direction, classical theatre, voice, and movement has led her down an enriched artistic path. As a director, Dora strives to produce risky, non-traditional work in safe, supportive settings where every person in the room has a voice. &nbsp; Founding Producer of Shakespeare in the Pub, Youth Mentorship Manager at Creative Manitoba, proud member of The Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir, and her favourite role as &ldquo;mama&rdquo;, Dora wears many hats and is a driven cheerleader for our Winnipeg arts community.

Masterclass: A Director's Approach and Process with Dora Carroll

Auditioning is a skill that can feel separate from the skill of performing. In this workshop we will discuss and practice different elements of the audition process, and how actors can take control of this process to best serve them. We will note the differences between auditioning for theatre and for film/TV, and give workshop participants tools to demystify and feel more confident in both settings. ABOUT THE ARTISTAndrea is a Winnipeg-based actor, intimacy coordinator, instructor and producer. She has performed on every professional stage in Winnipeg, as well as several across the country. She has also acted and intimacy coordinated in many film and television projects here in Manitoba. Andrea is a founding member of the musical improv company, Outside Joke, and has travelled across the country performing with them. Learn more about her work at <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.andreadelcampo.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.andreadelcampo.com</a>.

The Village Conservatory and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! A musical theatre open mic cabaret, taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface. Let&#39;s get mushy this ALONM - is there a song in your heart that always gets the waterworks flowing? Maybe it&#39;s about achieving a dream, saying goodbye, or that one song from Toy Story 2 that every millennial has a vendetta against? We&#39;ll bring the Kleenex, you bring the music! Votre rendez-vous hebdomadaire pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical soir, tous les derniers mardis du mois au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface. Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: Les chansons qui vous font pleurer! Produced with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain.

A Lot of Night Music: Happy/Sad

The Village Conservatory and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! A musical theatre open mic cabaret, taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface. You&#39;ve got your loofah as a mic, the acoustics in your bathroom are just right, you are nailing that high note to the back of the shower tile - but now it&#39;s in public and on a stage and we really would like it if everyone stayed dry and clothed. Brave the stage and bust out your best shower songs! Votre rendez-vous hebdomadaire pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical soir, tous les derniers mardis du mois au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface. Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: Les chansons sous la douche! Produced with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain.

A Lot of Night Music: Shower Songs

The Village Conservatory and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! A musical theatre open mic cabaret, taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface. This month&#39;s theme: International Women&rsquo;s Day, celebrating female composers and creatives! From funeral homes to fairy tale castles, pie shops to the Underworld, we&#39;re celebrating the incredible female creatives behind some of musical theatre&#39;s most beloved scores. Votre rendez-vous hebdomadaire pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical soir, tous les derniers mardis du mois au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface. Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: on c&eacute;l&eacute;bre les compositrices! Produced with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain.

A Lot of Night Music: International Women's Day

The Village Conservatory and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! A musical theatre open mic cabaret, taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface. This month&#39;s theme: Flops and Fiascos! Fans of Monkeys and Playbills will know there are some beautiful shows that closed too soon - as well as terrible shows with hidden musical gems. From Broadway flops to hidden bops, find your &quot;feck you dress&quot; and join a Wild Party! What&#39;d&#39;ya say, old friend? Votre rendez-vous hebdomadaire pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical soir, tous les derniers mardis du mois au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface. Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: les &eacute;checs et les fiascos! Produced with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain.

A Lot of Night Music: Flops and Fiascos

The Village Conservatory and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain are proud to present: A Lot of Night Music/Musique de la nuit! A musical theatre open mic cabaret, taking place in the heart of Saint-Boniface. This month&#39;s theme: Stage &amp; Screen! One-off musical episodes, your favourite comfort flick as a kid, or even the mandatory &#39;Best Original Song&#39; ploy of stage adaptations - bring us your favourite songs from the silver screen! Votre rendez-vous hebdomadaire pour un open mic de th&eacute;&acirc;tre musical soir, tous les derniers mardis du mois au c&oelig;ur de Saint-Boniface. Le th&egrave;me ce mois-ci: les chansons de films musicaux! Produced with the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and Centre Culturel Francomanitobain.

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Masterclass: Clowning Around with Philip Geller

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A Lot of Night Music: Bring On the Monsters

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Masterclass: Producing 101 with Daphne Finlayson

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Masterclass: Swinging in with Sam Hutchings

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Masterclass: The Business Side of Show Business with Julie Tomaino

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Masterclass: Vocal Styles & Technique with Simon Miron

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A Lot of Night Music: Dear Evan Hammerstein

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Masterclass: A Director's Approach and Process with Dora Carroll

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Masterclass: Auditions for Stage & Screen

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A Lot of Night Music: Happy/Sad

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A Lot of Night Music: Shower Songs

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A Lot of Night Music: International Women's Day

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