BACKBONE HIGHLIGHTS
BACKBONE 2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
BACKBONE FESTIVAL 2019
Photograph by Morgan Roberts
PROJECT PARTNERS: Young Henrys, Brisbane City Council, 4ZZZ, Scenestr, Arts Queensland, Australia Council for the Arts, Queensland Government Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women.
“Without Backbone Festival, I would not be where I am today. Backbone still remains a vital part of the arts ecology in Queensland. It has always championed young people and young artists and arts workers and has given them a safe, supportive, and creative space to learn and refine their arts practice.
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DATES: 14 - 24 November
LOCATION: Backbone in East Brisbane
NUMBER OF EVENTS: 30
NUMBER OF ARTISTS: 200
NUMBER OF AUDIENCES: 1,157
Backbone Festival breathes life into new ecosystems of people, performers and spaces through a curated program of interactive and immersive arts. Uniquely, Backbone Festival provides an opportunity for young producers to lead the festival vision, gain specialised training in event and festival creation, and develop their skills.
Backbone Festival provides an opportunity for young producers and artists to express themselves in an arts festival context, and to provide insights into how to build a festival from the ground up.
The 2019 Backbone Festival program took audiences on a journey; stepping outside their echo chambers, beyond the algorithms and data miners, and into each others living rooms.
Led and curated by a team of young and emerging cultural leaders, the program boasted a lineup of game-changing artists, and unmissable parties, featuring the best of the next generation of Brisbane’s arts scene. From cutting edge theatre to scratch night circus, from queer club nights to live music, this is Brisbane’s underground.
Festival Team
Madelyn Coupe, Elizabeth Hunt, Majd Kozak, Molly St John Mosse, Zoe Schramm, Christy Wright.
Artists
Ritual Theatre, Sarah Stafford, Yours Sincerely, Skin Deep Collective, Tia Russell, The Naughty Corner Collective, Old Soul Collective, Half-Hitch, Backbone Ensemble, Unidos de Brisbane, Saturday Drama Workshop Groups.
Ancient Bloods, Tralala Blip, Soot, Blend 42, Cassie Marie, Dise, Brigitte Lawrance, Hysteria + Red, Eugine Deluxe, Cooper Flick, Obi Miller, Charlie Darling, Shellie Morris, Cannon, Madboots, En Kernaghan Band, MJ O’Neil, Boom Boom Bean Selecta, Brandi Cootch, Solar Flair, Cluunk, algal_bloom, Champion Ruby, Lornathologist, Georgia Byrne, Sean West, Bella Abraham, Sarena Zo, Anisa Nandaula.
Performances
The Latecomers, Be Our Witness, Plus One, Again You Have Trusted Me, The Departure Project, This Fantastic Plastic Planet, Rocket Man, Skin Deep, When it Rains It Pours, Youth Day.
Events
Opening Night Party (live music and dance), Fantasy Friday (live music), Sugarrush Talent Time (live music), Candy Social Club (multi-arts), Sunday Slam Sesh (poetry), Fast & Loose (multi-arts), Small Town Crush (live music), Mini Change Makers (workshop and podcast recording).
MEDIA
Backbone Festival in Scenestr, September
Backbone Festival in Scenestor, October
Again You Have Trusted Me in Scenestr
We’re ready to grow up. Right here, right now. And you’re going to be our witnesses.