Arts and Minds Festival 2010
Saturday 16 October 2010 – Sunday 17 October 2010
Mental health arts festival at The Junction in Cambridge. This new festival is being organised by local charity Arts and Minds
Starting this year at The Junction in Cambridge, the organisers aim to shake up attitudes to mental health and stir them with film, music, debate and comedy.
The cultural weekend will feature award-winning film, documentary, live music spoken word, and a specially commissioned comedy with world-class comedian John Ryan.
Programme highlights
Saturday 16th at 8pm cutting edge comedy with award winning comedian John Ryan and special guests: a performance that lifts the lid on mental health and takes a light-hearted look at when life gives you a bit of a kicking.
Saturday 16th 5.30pm Cambridge-based drama ‘Stuart A Life Backwards’ starring Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Sunday 17th 5pm: Award-winning documentary ‘The Devil and Daniel Johnston’ about singer-songwriter whose life was shaped by struggle with bipolar disorder.
Sunday 17th in the bar from 7pm (FREE): music and poetry
from London-based collective Little Episodes featuring bluegrass band The
Harrison Brothers and much more.
7.30 Debate: ‘The Art of Being Human: Storytelling
and the Arts as a Pathway to Recovery and Wellbeing’.
For more information see http://www.artsandminds.org.uk/festival/programme.html
or contact Susannah Price susannah_price@hotmail.com
To book tickets call 01223 511511 or go to The Junction website.
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