BETTER REHEARSAL, BETTER PERFORMANCE : STAGE TIPS

Going on stage is a huge privilege. To stand out professionally professionally, the artist must give the audience a memorable experience. Do you have a clear plan to achieve this?

Hosted by Olivier Laroche

In general, the workshop is intended to help artists to surpass themselves in certain aspects related to their artistic practice. Four main themes will be addressed:

1. The performance and audience loyalty: what is the artist’s mission on stage
2. Preparation: how to image a show plan, defining the objectives to be reached, how to create highlights and in what order to perform the songs (writing a show template)
3. The rehearsal, a space for creation: how to plan rehearsals well, how to dare to rethink arrangements for the stage and how to use music to propel the artist
4. Practical demonstration in front of an audience: An artist will take part in a coaching session in front of an audience in order to put into practice the theoretical concepts discussed above.

Olivier Laroche

Olivier Laroche is well versed in the fields of music, arts and communications. For 25 years, as a bassist, he played with various artists from all horizons, backgrounds, and musical genres. He also studied Acting at Collège Lionel-Groulx and holds a bachelor’s degree in Film Studies from Concordia University.

From 1997 to 2001, he worked for the cultural weeklies ICI Montréal and Montreal Mirror. Between 2002 and 2013, he hosted TV shows for Canal Évasion, Télé-Québec and TV5. From 2018 to 2021, he worked as a booking agent at ZINC Productions, which allowed him to better understand the needs of event and festival promoters. Today, using all this experience, he acts as an advisor to help groups and singers who wish to bring their songs to life before an audience. He helps them take the stage with confidence, thanks to a unique creative proposal and a strategy to gain new fans. In short, he can “Pimp your show”.