We at vAct are excited to announce the 2026 registration for two new Springboard workshops: Emotional Resiliency and Multilingual Creation.
CHECK OUT THE FULL PROGRAMMING HERE.
June 26
1-4PM
Free
Enabling Arts (343 Railway St Unit 104, Vancouver)
This FREE workshop offers a place of respite for our IBPOC community, providing the tools and processes to navigate the emotional complexities of forging creative careers, and creating political and community based artistic works. This workshop gives artists the resources to sustainably share their stories, addressing the impacts of burnout, collective grief, and systemic challenges on one’s creative practice. Registered Clinical Counsellor and Art Therapist, Faranak Ghorbani, will share processes for self-compassion, emotional regulation, self-advocacy, and grief practice to bolster the resilience of our creative community.
This workshop has limited capacity, and is on a first come first serve basis. You will receive a confirmation of your participation, and if the workshop is full, you will be put on a waitlist. If you can no longer attend after receiving your confirmation email, please let us know so we can maximize our number of participants.
Applications open: Tuesday May 26th 2026
Application deadline: Friday June 19th 2026
Confirmation of workshop participation: Latest confirmation on Wednesday June 24th 2026
Workshop date: Friday June 26th 2026
July 7-10
6PM onwards
Free
MORROW (910 Richards St SUITE 204, Vancouver)
Join us for a FREE four day workshop where participants will foster different skills and techniques for creating new multilingual theatre projects. In this process, artists will explore the dramaturgical frameworks for engaging with integrating multiple languages in new work creation. They will learn how to adapt and translate existing scripts into new languages with playwright and artist Carmela Sison, integrate artful and intentional surtitles with designer Andie Lloyd, and develop authentic new works from a multilingual framework with the Artistic Director of rice & beans theatre, Pedro Chamale.
This registration is open to folks with any level of experience with multilingual creation. However, this workshop has limited capacity, and we will prioritize artists who have a dedicated focus on integrating multilingual creation into their practice, and can attend a majority of the sessions.
Dramaturgy for Multilingual Works with Pedro Chamale: Tuesday July 7th 2026, 6 – 9 PM
Translation and Adaptation with Carmela Sison: Wednesday July 8th 2026, 6 – 9 PM
Creative Surtitling with Andie Lloyd: Thursday July 9th 2026, 6 – 10 PM
Creation Models for Multilingual Works with Pedro Chamale: Friday July 10th, 6 – 9 PM
Applications open: May 26th 2026
Application deadline: June 12th 2026
Confirmation of workshop participation: June 19th 2026
Workshop dates: July 7th-10th 2026
If you have any questions regarding the registration process, access needs/accommodations, or your eligibility, please contact Stephanie Wong at stephanie@vact.ca.
