The Atlantic Presenters Association (APA), in partnership with Eastern Front Theatre (EFT), and Music Nova Scotia, are proud to present the Better Backstages Toolkit!
The Better Backstages Toolkit is a new resource which will help increase accessibility and reduce barriers for venue operators, festival producers, and artists across the performance sector. It contains everything from self-audit tools for performance venues (which can be completed at your own pace), to local resources, artist access riders, and more. Additional resources will continue to be added to the Toolkit.
You can access the Better Backstages Toolkit here.
Want a walk-through with the development team? Take a look at the recording of the Better Backstages Launch event for a brief tour of the Toolkit alongside feedback from performing arts professionals.
This resource will assist venues and artists with creating better backstages, so we can strengthen the performing arts community across multiple sectors here in Atlantic Canada, the traditional home of the Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Peskotomuhkati, Beothuk (whose culture has been erased), Innu of Nitassinan, Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and Inuit of NunatuKavut.
The Better Backstages toolkit was developed by Meghan Merrigan-Sivani of Apex Arts Access Consulting.