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Backbone Youth Arts is a vibrant creative hub supporting artists aged 0–30. We exist to nurture imagination, connection, and community through the power of the arts.

We champion the voices of the bold, the curious, and the unconventional - offering space for fresh ideas to take shape, grow, and thrive.

09 Oct

Fuse

Why do we gravitate towards one another? By Anabella Gregory Welcome to FUSE. The flicker of a light. An almost touch. Held eye contact. Someplace where light is the connector of souls, and bodies and minds merge together into one. Everyone has a story of connection, whether that be positive;...

Fuse

Fuse

Backbone, Brisbane

09 Oct

Hot Girls Don’t Poo

Hot girls don’t poo, but they sure do kick up a stink!By The Sh*t StirrersHot Girls Don’t Poo! These bowel-busting beauties are breaking boundaries and blowing asspirations sky-high! Get a wiff of our absurd world where Hot Girls Don’t Poo is law! Follow the Sh*t Stirrers as they flush out...

Hot Girls Don’t Poo

Hot Girls Don’t Poo

Backbone, Brisbane

09 Oct

Horse Play

Daring, dangerous, equine…By Nathaniel Crossinggum with Lunch FriendPart political thriller, part ghostly haunting, Horse Play tells the tale of the Melbourne Cup gone horribly wrong. Within the bowels of Flemington Racecourse, Georgie, a class-climbing, self-sufficient transwoman, finds herself embroiled in a plot to sabotage the Cup. Tangled up with the enigmatic and...

Horse Play

Horse Play

Backbone, Brisbane

10 Oct

BIOS - INFERA

If the Earth could speak, the answers lay beneath us.By Amy Vowles, Piper Mae, Beetle MiyelaBIOS - INFERA (Life Below) is a meditative performance, journeying into the unseen worlds below. Residing from the Seven Hills Bushland’s tangled root systems, we connect to the memory, spirit and life held within the...

BIOS - INFERA

BIOS - INFERA

Backbone, Brisbane

11 Oct

Family Fun Day

Fun for the whole family at the seven hills hubBy Backbone Youth Arts, Brought to you by Remy's Real EstateLooking for a day of free, exciting activities for the whole family? Bring the kids, and come along to our Family Fun Day! We've got a fantastic lineup that’s sure to...

Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day

Backbone, Brisbane

11 Oct

A Night for the Teachers

Launch your classrooms into 2026 with Backbone Youth ArtsWith Backbone Youth ArtsJoin us for the exciting launch of Backbone’s 2026 Education Program and the world premiere of a new Australian Gothic work for classrooms, Rate of Decay by Xanthe Jones. Your classrooms are at the heart of where young artists begin...

A Night for the Teachers

A Night for the Teachers

Backbone, Brisbane

11 Oct

Rate Of Decay

What Remains When There’s Nothing Left?By Xanthe JonesRate of Decay is an original Australian Gothic play for youth performers, told through a series of haunting vignettes. Spanning from the gold rush to a nuclear apocalypse, it drifts through an orphanage, beauty pageant, police interrogation room, coastal town, a cult leader's...

Rate Of Decay

Rate Of Decay

Backbone, Brisbane

13 Oct

Survival on a Strange Planet

In space, no one can hear you change the channel. By Darcie Rae Boatswain and Calum JohnstonFollowing an unplanned crash landing into an earthling’s apartment, a stranded and incompetent interstellar traveller must carefully plan their first steps into the outside world. Their only points of reference are an unresponsive human...

Survival on a Strange Planet

Survival on a Strange Planet

Backbone, Brisbane

16 Oct

DOPPELKLANG

Duality in motion. Unity in Sound.By Kerrod Box and Kelsey Dell Welcome to DOPPELKLANG—a multi-sensory dance experience where two dancers interpret a single shared soundtrack in uniquely contrasting ways. Moving between synchronicity, tension, and contrast, the performers create a shifting landscape of movement and emotion. The audience is invited to...

DOPPELKLANG

DOPPELKLANG

Backbone, Brisbane

16 Oct

Katie is a Marker Sniffing Lesbian

Sometimes the truth is right under your nose…By East and Under Theatre Co.Katie’s on track to dux - until she starts selling glow-in-the-dark Sharpies out of her locker. What begins as a low-stakes side hustle at an all-girls Catholic school spirals into a full-blown empire. The deeper she goes, the...

Katie is a Marker Sniffing Lesbian

Katie is a Marker Sniffing Lesbian

Backbone, Brisbane

17 Oct

Terms and Conditions Apply

What happens when you break up your home?By Play on StageBella, Laura, and Tyla have been housemates for years, navigating the highs and lows of their twenties. But when a lease renewal comes up, it unravels that maybe there are more issues than just the dirty dishes.

Terms and Conditions Apply

Terms and Conditions Apply

Backbone, Brisbane

18 Oct

DYA TAKEOVER

DIGI YOUTH ARTS AT SEVEN HILLS - FIRST NATIONS ARTS CELEBRATIONBy Digi Youth ArtsOur friends at Digi Youth Arts are taking over the Seven Hills hub for a full day of Backbone Festival. WHO ARE DYA?Digi Youth Arts is a not-for-profit arts organisation that shares the stories of Aboriginal and Torres...

DYA TAKEOVER

DYA TAKEOVER

Backbone, Brisbane

18 Oct

Make Me Better Ma

Asian-Australian FLEABAG x I’m Glad My Mom Died.By Jazz ZhaoMAKE ME BETTER MA is a one-woman autobiographical coming-of-age that encapsulates the struggle of Chinese children growing up with overbearing Tiger Mothers.  Written by a powerful new Asian-Australian voice, MAKE ME BETTER MA is the culmination of 13 years of secret...

Make Me Better Ma

Make Me Better Ma

Backbone, Brisbane

24 Oct

Instructions Enclosed: A Life in Memoriam

One human, so many loose ends.By Backbone Ensemble 2025Instructions Enclosed: A Life in Memoriam is an anthology of stories exploring the legacy we leave behind once we’re no longer there to shape how we’re remembered. Join a cast of eclectic misfits as they try to unravel the eccentric Kal by...

Instructions Enclosed: A Life in Memoriam

Instructions Enclosed: A Life in Memoriam

Backbone, Brisbane

25 Oct

BEE-BEE’S Fantasies

A show of self-discovery and queer celebration!By Evie FordBee-Bee’s Fantasies is a comedy, cabaret/ burlesque show of self-discovery and queer celebration. Follow BEE-BEE RIOT as they embark on a thrilling and hilarious journey through their wildest fantasies. Struggling to face their true feelings and heal from heartbreak, BEE-BEE’S “very healthy”...

BEE-BEE’S Fantasies

BEE-BEE’S Fantasies

Backbone, Brisbane

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