The BWS+ will offer FREE continuing education and professional development for our Beyond Workshop Series artists through virtual and in-person classes, connections with industry professionals, roundtable discussions, and volunteer and performance opportunities. Our goals are to maintain a deep, valuable connection with our artists and investment in them, further their training, encourage company-generated content, and empower them in their own professional/path.
Upcoming Schedule:
LEARN HOW TO SING WORKSHOP with Natalie Wilson
Tuesdays, May 2 – June 13, 2023, 6:30-9:30pm ET
$70 total for Participants; $30 total for Auditors (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) In Person in midtown NYC, Studio Location TBD
R.Evolución Latina is proud to announce their next Beyond Workshop Series Plus (BWS+) extended workshop: Learn How to Sing with the incredible Natalie Wilson! This technique-based course is designed for the aspiring singer with a strong desire to feel more confident performing and auditioning.
During the 7 Week course, you will gain tools to help you:
- tackle a new-to-you song
- breathe stronger and longer for singing (and life!)
- warm up and exercise your voice to gain access to more of your range
- project without yelling
- tell a story using your voice and the music
- glean useful information from sheet music even if you don’t read music
On Week 7 of the course, you will perform your new-to-you song, accompanied by a live pianist, in front of a supportive audience of family and friends!
Details:
- Tuesdays, May 2 – June 13, 2023, 6:30-9:30pm ET
- In Person at a midtown NYC studio
- 7 Weeks Total: 6 Weeks of Training, 1 Week of Sharing
- $70 total for Participants; $30 total for Auditors (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
- Both Participants and Auditors will engage in group vocal exercises and a group song!
- Only Full Participants will get individual session time with Natalie, but there is always TONS to be learned by watching others work!
- Applications are due Monday, April 10, by 5pm ET!
About the Instructor:
Natalie Wilson (she/her) has been teaching voice and music for over 25 years. Her students perform on Broadway, Off-Broadway, on national tours, and with regional theaters across the country. A former opera singer herself, Natalie melds traditional bel canto technique with modern voice science to help her singing students meet the demands of a professional musical theater career without strain or fatigue. In addition to her private studio, she is on faculty at Circle in the Square Theater School where she teaches both vocal technique and music theory.
Natalie is passionate about making singing and musical theater more accessible and inclusive. In addition to training professionals, Natalie enjoys working with amateurs who love to sing purely for the joy of it. She also has particular skills in working with both neuro-diverse and gender-diverse clients.
Natalie holds a Masters Degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy, and her performing career included such varied roles as the title role in Carmen, Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito, and Desiree in A Little Night Music. Also now a writer for both stage and screen, Natalie knows the performing arts business from many sides.
COMMERCIAL JAZZ with Mike Baerga
Saturday May 13th @ 11am | All Levels welcome
Suggested donation $5
Straight from BAD CINDERELLA, Broadway’s Mike Baerga comes to the BWS+ with Commercial Jazz! This movement class will be a fusion of jazz, contemporary, and funk and will challenge us to think about how we dance specifically for the CAMERA.
Find the physical and mental connection — and learn the fundamental techniques — to share who YOU are both in person and on film. Come dare to go beyond as we bring this amazing Broadway artist into the RevLatina family.
About the Instructor:
Mike Baerga (a native Puerto Rican-Houstonian,) Choreographed for Showtime Network (King Mo Fight,) New York Fashion Week, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Shangela’s Big Apple Circus, World Pride 2021 Stonewall-inn NYC: Martha Wash, Lisa Ramey, Pines Party 2022, Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS: Easter Bonnet 2019 (King Kong Broadway,) Disney Cruise Line (Disney Dream Crew Awards,) Lumipad Festival (Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre,) Dancers Responding to AIDS, Trevor Project, and Award recipient for his numerous works in Regional Dance America Festivals and the US International Ballet Competition. His Teaching Residencies include: Broadway Dance Center, The Joffrey Ballet School in NYC, American Academy of Ballet, Broadway Classroom, Camp Broadway and Man in Motion to name a few. Mike received his MFA from NYU: Tisch for Choreography After his Extensive Background in Competitive Gymnastics giving him a National Trampoline and Tumbling Title in 2005. His Performance Credits Include Ne-Yo, Vanessa Williams, CL (K-Pop,) Gavin Creel, Disney’s “Better Nate Than Ever,” Broadway/Off Broadway: Miss Saigon, King Kong. Regional/Off-Broadway Credits: SuperYou Musical, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Moulin Rouge! (Dev-Lab.)
VOCAL SALON with Alejandro Senior
Monday May 22nd @ 6:30pm
Suggested donation $5
Straight from Broadway’s SOME LIKE IT HOT, we are so excited to have Alejandro Senior! Alejandro is an MD and pianist from the Dominican Republic who has worked with Luis Salgado & Matt Steffens at Transcendence Theatre Company. Currently, he is part of the music team at OLIVER! at NY City Center.
Come practice a song, try out new material, or audit to learn by watching! Read more about Alejandro HERE!