Each year, Backbone Youth Arts sets out on a mission to find the festival team of the future to shape, create and manage the Backbone 2high Festival.
2high is a circus trick. One standing on the shoulders of another. An ongoing exchange of trust. 2high represents the relationship between the mentor and the mentee who work together to synergise and share their knowledge, networks and abilities throughout the festival making process. This relationship, coupled with tangible experience and ongoing training specific to festival management is what truly sets the 2high experience apart and has made this experience such a success.
The Backbone 2high festival is the official unofficial training ground for festival workers, artists, administrators and leaders in the industry. With an alumni that would make universities blush, and support and acknowledgement for the experience industry wide – 2high has long been the place to cut your teeth in the industry and to exchange knowledge with tomorrow’s leaders.
Since its’ inception in 1994 Backbone Youth Arts has built, shaped, created and reinvented the 2high festival to respond to the changing needs of the industry and emerging arts workers. This year is no exception when for the first time – we call out for mentors and mentees who want to be a part of the discovery and ask the questions what is the festival of the future? What do we need to learn today to be prepared for the demands of our audiences and artists tomorrow?
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