PLEASE NOTE CHANGE TO ORIGINAL START TIME, THIS EVENT WILL NOW START AT 6:15pm  

A cornerstone of the GNR Million opening ceremony in 2014 was the unique collaboration between BAFTA-winning artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner and Ivor Novello Award winning composer Dan Jones. A specially commissioned film and score which celebrated the past, the present and the future ingenuity in the North East and was spectacularly mapped onto Sage Gateshead. On the night the enormous projections and the rousing score provided a breathtaking backdrop for And Let Us Run, the inspiring poetic script written by acclaimed author David Almond especially for the event. 

Now, in a special one-off event at Gateshead Old Town Hall, Great North Run Culture presents GNR Million Re:Work, a version of the original projection mapping, accompanied by the original score and with live narration by author David Almond.

In advance of this screening Tal Rosner and Dan Jones have revisited their original composition and animations and in doing so have created something more intimate, something more intense, something that brings the audience closer to the essence of the work. The existence of Tal’s film and Dan’s music are entirely dependent on one another, as one ebbs as does the other flow, the visual and the aural complementing and invigorating each other, so intertwined are the two that it would be impossible to present one without its partner.

This is an opportunity to experience the GNR Million Opening Ceremony in a way never before possible, narrated for the very first time by David Almond. We recommend this event for a stirring and emotional journey through the past, present and future of the region expressed by artists practising at the forefront of their craft.

Followed by Q&A with artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner and author David Almond.

Tickets are priced at £5 and £3 for concessions.

Visit the Gateshead Old Town Hall website to buy tickets.