Welcome Thanks for picking up Adjunct and welcome to the autumn arts season at Cambridge Junction. Popular culture, arts, and creative learning make up our programme and we are particularly interested in their intersection and crossover. “Art meets life” reflects this and it is also the focus of Adjunct, our zine, which is full of contributions by and about artists. Through the season (and in Adjunct) there is a strong theme of generations and futures. Both Tim Etchells and Chris Goode write about how we – as children and adults – think about futures and how they present this to audiences in Tomorrow’s Parties and Monkey Bars. Other works in the season, which explore relationships across generations, include Bryony Kimmings’ Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model and Ira Brand’s A Cure for Ageing. Another distinctive strand of the season is the influence between street and stage. Avant Garde Dance’s The Black Album is an exciting, physical and innovative coming together of hip hop and contemporary dance, while the international double-bill of K’Boum and Oversees is a celebration of BMX cycling, break dance and parkour. Wordsmiths shouldn’t miss Poets vs Rappers and should check out the extracts of poems and raps here in Adjunct. Our audiences continue to enjoy shows which sit somewhere between a gig and an art event. This season don’t miss Public Service Broadcasting, Tina C., and RashDash with Not Now Bernard in The Ugly Sisters. We’re also excited to present David Rosenberg and Glen Neath’s Ring which is a theatrical sound journey experienced in complete darkness. There’s a whole lot more exciting theatre and dance in the season including shows from NIE, Caroline Horton and Lost Dog (the cover stars of this season’s Adjunct). Look out for events that form part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas including While You Wait, a series of podcasts created by artists, stationed in our foyer. And make sure the whole family come to Thumbelina’s Great Big Adventure, our action packed Christmas show for brave people of all sizes, created by Dancing Brick. I hope you enjoy reading Adjunct and come along to shows in the season. If something catches your eye, then seek out more online at junction.co.uk. You’ll find full descriptions of shows, videos giving a sample of the work and links to artists’ websites. Daniel Brine Director, Cambridge Junction
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