Description

The Junction’s aim is to be the centre and driving force for youth culture in the mid-Anglia region, developing the range and quality of arts provision for young people as one of the premier venues of its kind in Britain. This is to be achieved through promoting a quality regional, national and international live performance programme which is popular, innovative and enjoyable; ensuring that the expectations and needs of our audience inform programming, reflecting their cultural demands and interests; supporting and developing new generations of artists, by commissioning and presenting their work and encouraging understanding of, and participation in the arts and entertainment industry, through an education and participatory programme.

Former use: Junction is a new building, placed on a former cattle market site.
Architect of the new building : John Wheelhouse and Trystan Rees-Roberts
Total surface: 2500 m2
Indoor surface : 2000 m2
Place property : Cambridge City Council
Occupation type : rent
Location : peryphery of Cambridge
Foundation year of the centre : 1990

Infrastructures

 3 Bars with standing capacities of 150, 200 and 200
 Dance hall - 185 seated capacity
 Rehearsal studios - use of theatre hall 200 square metres
 Theatre hall - one 200 square metres 115-135 seated capacity
 production studios (video, audio, etc.) Digital studio 25 square metres
 Music and club venue - one 600 square metres 850-1,050 standing capacity

Social and artistic disciplines

 Visual arts : Exhibitions, Installations
 Music : Rock, Pop, Folk, Roots, Clubs, International
 Contemporary Dance
 Theatre : Experimental, Physical, children, community
 Circus : workshops and performances made by a community circus group
 Radio : Internet
 Multimedia : Commissions, Web, Presentations
 Video : Professional and community filming & editing
 Graphic creation : Desk Top Publishing
 Video presentations of new work

 Workshops : Theatre, dance, music, multimedia, DJ
 Kids specific cultural activities : workshops, projects, performances
 Disabled people education or arts : performances, workshops
 Artists residencies : digital, theatre writing
 videos studios, digital studio
 Artist education/training programmes : bursaries and commissions

Financial support

Arts Council of England

Eastern Arts Board

Cambridge City Council

South Cambridgesgire District Council

 Own income in the budget 80%

 Others :
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN CAHRITABLE TRUST
CHARLES WELLS BREWERY

Networks

 TRANS EUROPE HALLES
 Bowen West Theatre
 Digital arts network www.digitalartsnetwork.org