🎊 2024 has been an exciting year for Balancing Act! 🎊
Here’s a quick glance at the year in review!
Wrap & Unpack: Embodying the Care Package
A roving conference culminating the first three years of the Level UP! Initiative 🎉
Visiting Whitehorse, Yukon and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!
Thanks to our presenting partners: Nakai Theatre, Gwaandak Theatre, Eastern Front Theatre and Mocean Dance.
Wrap & Unpack wraps in Toronto!
Check out this beautiful video by Fixt Point Arts & Media that honours the final celebratory Wrap & Unpack event at Young People’s Theatre! Featuring Balancing Act founder Lisa Marie DiLiberto.
On-site childcare and a babes-in-arms performance
Balancing Act supported Level UP! Partners Quote Unquote Collective and Canadian Stage to develop on-site childcare and a babes-in-arms performance during the run of Quote Unquote Collective’s Universal Child Care.
Dora Mavor Moore Award Sponsor
As proud Community Partners of the Toronto Alliance of the Performing Arts,
Balancing Act was pleased to sponsor the Theatre for Young Audiences category this spring!
PACTcon Presentation
Balancing Act thanks longtime partner Professional Association of Canadian Theatres for the opportunity to present at the annual conference in Montreal.
Announcement of Canada Council for the Arts funding
Balancing Act and Theatre Direct gratefully acknowledges the support of a CCA Cultivate strategic initiatives grant to continue our support of artist caregivers across the arts in Canada!
New Website and Resource Portal
Balancing Act launched a new website loaded with shareable resources created by our Level UP! Partners. Become a member and check out all free downloadables on offer!
Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference
Balancing Act presented at the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto in July! Thanks to MLA Sue LeBlanc, Dartmouth North, for the invitation.
International Dance and Parenting Conference at Texas Tech University
Susie Burpee presented “Strategies for Parent and Carer-Inclusive Workplaces
in Dance” at the International Parenting and Dance Network Conference, discussing the work of our Level UP! Dance partners.
Announcement of 2 Years of federal funding: Women and Gender Equality Canada
Level UP! Sector Expansion has been supported with a $1 million dollar grant from the Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund, supporting our move into supporting parents and caregivers across music, visual arts, and screen-based media industries.
Welcoming our Level UP! 2024-2025 Partners
Stay tuned in the new year to hear about the work of our 33 new partners who are exploring pilot projects across Canada: Child care funds, touring strategies, advocacy campaigns and more!
We would like to send heartfelt thanks to all those who have joined our network and collaborated with Balancing Act this year. Your trust and support fuel us to keep working for better access and inclusion for caregivers in the arts.