The Springboard Initiative
vAct’s Springboard Initiative is a series of workshops over the season, intended to launch artists of any level into inspiration and get them excited about collaboration and new creations.
Stay tuned to find out when registration opens.
Emotional Resiliency Workshop: June 26th 2026
This one day 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.
Multilingual Creation: July 7th – 10th 2026
Join us for this 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 this type of 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.
Artistic Producing for Indie Artists: September 2026 (Dates TBD)
This three day producer’s lab provides emerging artists the practical tools and care-centered practices to create and produce their own works. Through this workshop, artists will learn about applying for grants and creating feasible budgets, gain insights into access and care frameworks for producing models, and create adaptable project infrastructures that support the clarity and creativity of the process. The workshop will empower artists to cultivate their own vision through the development of new works, and offer viable pathways to bringing their own work to life.