Inclusion - Sharing the Stage

Backstage Music intends to present adventurous programs which stretches and shapes the art music experience through collaborations with artists from diverse social, cultural and artistic backgrounds.

Accessibility

BackStage’s overarching vision is to provide a living space to encourage and enable the collaboration of musicians of diverse backgrounds, career stages and interests, in a sonic melting pot of the new. The Disabillity Inclusion Action Plan or “DIAP” below aims to be one stepping stone towards fulfilling this artistic vision. The plan intends to enact the following:

  • Include people with disability in leadership roles.

  • Gather access and inclusion feedback from artists/audience/organisations and be transparent and open to feedback.

  • Work in partnership with disability organisations and industry experts.

  • Include access within both project and core budgets.

  • Use language that artists are most comfortable with – e.g., people first.

  • Provide access training to different members of the Backstage team.

  • Establish Disability Advisory Group consisting of a range of artists practitioners and audiences with disability.

  • Build returning audiences. Actively seek and implement audience feedback and thus build audience trust.

  • Ensure all aspects of Backstage documentation and website are accessible, and ensure Website and Social Media posts meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

  • Ensure an accessible ticket booking process, as well as ticket types that are inclusive, including companion card ticketing, and a flexible refund policy if people are unwell on the day of performance

  • Ensure artists can communicate and be communicated with in the most accessible formats for them, as well as assistance in venues as required, including provision of access rider, as well as accessible stages and backstage areas.

  • Consider all aspects of the venue for audiences, including wheelchair access, a checklist of venue barriers and solutions, transport to the venue, and adequate signage.

  • Audit the DIAP annually.

You can download a .pdf or .docx of our DIAP to see our plan moving forward.