2008's Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme was our most ambitious to date, featuring new writing by Bill Bryson and David Almond, photography by Beat Streuli, film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, dance by Neville Campbell and a stunning sculptural installation by Claire Morgan, as well as schools workshops and our first family event. We were delighted to be working with some of the leading arts organisations in the North East, all testament to the fantastic cultural life of our region.
Run for Me is a film about hope, fear, chafed nipples and free Mars Bars. Charting the course of the run, this major new work is a dynamic collage of talking heads involving dozens of runners, their supporters and spectators.
Best-selling author Bill Bryson wrote a new short story for the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme.
Claire Morgan’s spectacular sculptural installation traced the journey of the individual through the crowd, as in the Bupa Great North Run.
Featuring 100 dancers and some very special guests in an inspirational new performance, Great Sport Dance formed the opening ceremony of the 2008 Bupa Great North Run weekend.
Internationally acclaimed artist Beat Streuli was shown for the first time in the North East as part of our 2008 programme. His work documents the transient and pedestrian activity of urban life through photography and film.
Internationally acclaimed artist Beat Streuli showed his work for the first time in the North East as part of the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme.
Best-selling author David Almond wrote a new short story especially for the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme.
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