We Support Caregivers
in the Performing Arts
The aim of Balancing Act is to create increased equality, accessibility, and inclusion for parents and caregivers※ working in the performing arts. We collaborate with artists, arts workers, and arts organizations to develop pathways for change at an individual, organizational and systemic level.
Balancing Act is an initiative of Theatre Direct.
※ Balancing Act defines a ‘caregiver’ as individuals who care for children, aging adults, those in need of personal or primary care, and anyone who self-identifies as a caregiver. We acknowledge that care work can include blood, adopted, or chosen family, colleagues, and caring for others out of duty.
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Balancing Act is still accepting applications for our third year of Level Up! Initiative. To learn more please join us online for our final Level…Continue Reading - Balancing Act Canada is seeking a National Partnership ManagerFrançais à suivre This is a full-time position for a 12-month contract that will begin on June 1, 2023. The salary is between 60K –…Continue Reading
- Level UP! Applications Open March 21st!
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❗️Level UP! Partner Feature❕
This week we are celebrating our Level UP! Strategy Partner Nova Dance in Toronto, ON.
With co-presenters Jamii Esplanade, Nova Dance is excited to share excerpts of Svāhā! at David Crombie Park in Toronto
📅: May 26-28
🕒: 7pm EST
📍: David Crombie Park
During our 2022/2023 season, Nova Dance participated in our Level UP! Program and piloted a Compassion Fund for their artists.
You can learn more by visiting their page!
Image provided by Nova Dance
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Looking for a way to celebrate the sunshine? WeeFestival Toronto has just the thing for you!
" WeeFestival is a month-long citywide celebration of unforgettable artistic encounters for early childhood. The dynamic and diverse program of performances and events for children newborn to six years old features music, dance, and puppetry performances from around the world and across the Country. "
The Festival runs until Sunday, June 11, 2023
For tickets, click the 🔗: weefestival.ca/box-office/
Trailer provided by: WeeFestival Toronto
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Huge congratulations to our previous Level UP! Strategy Partners Nightwood Theatre Tapestry Opera for finding a new home! ❤️🏠
The two companies are building a new collaborative space for the performing arts at 877 Yonge Street, after their exit in 2022 from the Ernest Balmer Studio in the Distillery District.
Tapestry and Nightwood are excited to create a new arts complex in the heart of Toronto.
We can't wait to visit!
Photo by: Eden Graham
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