Project: Virtual Academy for Performing Artists (VAPA)
Field: Vocational Education and Training
Project Reference: 2025-1-AT01-KA220-VET-000351851
The Virtual Academy for Performing Artists (VAPA) is a European initiative designed to support young theatre practitioners in advancing their professional skills within the fields of social theatre, puppetry, and self-entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative industries.
The project aims to provide young artists with access to structured training, practical experiences, and professional development opportunities that will strengthen their artistic capacities and equip them for a sustainable career in the performing arts sector. Through a combination of educational programmes, workshops, mentoring, and public performances, participants will enhance both their artistic and entrepreneurial competencies.
Key project results include:
- Development of two specialised training programmes
- Production of five theatre performances and ten public presentations
- Creation of five puppetry scripts and fifteen performances
- Preparation of thirty personalised career development plans for young artists
Project partnership:
- Theater am Lend, Austria
- Creative House / Креативна Куќа, Macedonia
- MTÜ Cirsium, Estonia
- Instituto Ikigai, Spain
- Teatro Due Mondi Associazione Culturale, Italy
By combining the expertise of cultural organisations across Europe, VAPA aims to foster professional growth, empower young performing artists, and contribute to the development of innovative, socially engaged theatre practices.
The project is implemented with the goal of enhancing the cultural landscape and strengthening the role of young artists as active contributors to creative and inclusive societies.