Introduction and Philosophy

The idea for a one-evening festival of combined arts, food and drink sprang from our experiences as newly founded locals in Cambridge. And was fuelled by the wish for an open arts podium in Cambridge;

A podium through which people from different communities meet each other, simultaneously offering an alternative showcase for creative producers somehow attached to Cambridge.

Our first three events featured art exhibitions, concerts, dance performance, theatre improvisation, talks and literature reading, a life painting session and our famous Buffet. So far, we've had over 200 guests and participants experience our events. For a feel of the second event, view the promo video below.

If you would like to be kept up to date to our latest plans, please e-mail your contact details to culturalnightcambridge@live.co.uk.

Short Promo of the Cultural Night of 15.03.08

[Many Thanks to Chris Bingham for making this video]

[Acknowledgements]

We'd like to thank all the participants for their tremendous enthusiasm and efforts in creating inspiring scenes on the Nights of 07.12.07, 15.03.08 and 21.06.08.

So, many thanks to:

Alexandra Steffes, Ali El Miniawi, Anna Cady, Anne Cunningham, Aurora Gercke, The Crew from Born To Destruct, Cambridge Capoeira, Chris Bingham, Fernanda Prodoff, Gill Saxon, Helen Kenny, Issam Kourbaj, Jan-Kees van Kampen, James Lark, Jessie Jermyn, Judith Weik, Katharina Zinn, Maggi Dawn, Mark Thompson, Martin Saxon, Mike James and Mustafa Amrani, Oliver Fournier and Paul Heard.

The audience plays a big role in the success of all Nights and we wish to thank you all for your continuous support!
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Once more, we would like to thank St. Catharine's College for its generous support of our project and contribution to this Cultural Night.
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Also we celebrate the cooperation with The Rowan Humberstone Centre and Prontaprint. In particular our thanks goes out to Alexandra Lesmes.
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In addition, we would like to thank SmallSpark for their knowledgeable consultations and support.
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Last but not least, we wish to thank Adeline Merle for her hard work and input at CIG. We are sorry to see her go, and wish her the best of luck with her new projects.