While this year’s 10th anniversary VAULT Festival has been cancelled, the organisers have unveiled details of a four-week free artist and freelancer development programme in support of those most affected by the cancellation of the popular event.
VAULT Space will offer all VAULT Festival 2022 artists free space to use for anything from rehearsals and meetings to workshops, content creation, and show-sharings. It is hoped that the free spaces will provide artists with the opportunity to create, develop and even record shows with artistic and producing input from the VAULT Festival team.
Announcing the initiative, director and co-founder Andy George and executive director Adam Gray said: “VAULT Creative Studios is a brand-new offering for us, and one we hope will provide some support to those affected by the 2022 Festival’s cancellation. It’s a chance to share ideas, collaborate and feel connected to a community of artists.
“Cultivating and nurturing these voices at a grassroots level is integral to the future of VAULT Festival. The loss of VAULT Festival 2022 is devastating for us, our staff and for the artists involved – VAULT Creative Studios is our first step towards new creative activity for 2022.”
VAULT Workshops will offer extensive online and in-person sessions covering creative development, practical up-skilling and wellbeing support – allowing artists and freelancers to discover new skills and elevate existing ones. Workshops include a Boundless Theatre takeover, a talk and Q&A with BBC script editor Josh Treacy, and a BSL + Deaf awareness training workshop. There will also be an online discussion with Lyn Gardner and VAULT Festival’s head of programming Bec Martin on the challenges facing early-career artists and what the future of theatre might look like.
The programme also includes: VAULT Connect – network building opportunities for artists to come together for sessions with both their peers and industry experts; and VAULT Masterclasses offering artists, staff and members of the public to discover what it takes to be a drag artist, a stand-up comic or a cabaret act.
VAULT Creative Studios will also offer a tailor-made series of opportunities and support including practical workshops and training, to freelancers affected by the cancellation of the festival.
To mark the tenth anniversary of the festival, VAULT is enlisting some of the biggest names to feature in ten years of the event to contribute to VAULT X by presenting original material created to mark the anniversary. Released every week on the VAULT website, the free content celebrates ten years of independent performance making from leading artists.
The team has also created a web page listing all the VAULT Festival 2022 show transfers. As well as promoting the individual shows, the page will also provide artists with a comprehensive guide to potential programming venues across the UK and collate opportunities that have been offered by theatres, arts organisations and individuals.
Angela Thomas
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