THE MIDNIGHT RUN

No Ordinary Experience co-produced The Midnight Run with award winning artist, Inua Ellams across the country and worldwide. Commissioners from Luton, Galway & Perth and beyond.


ABOUT

The Midnight Run is a walking, arts-filled, night-time cultural journey through urban spaces. It gathers strangers and local artists / activists to explore, play and create whilst the city sleeps.

Pop up workshops, micro poetry and night-time meals all contribute to create unforgettable experiences for this global participatory project.

We produced Runs in Luton, Australia, Europe, Hastings, Greenwich and Nine Elms. Alongside Inua, we managed a development project for the British Council (Mumbai) and created the Brixton Black History Run to celebrate 30yrs of Black History Month.

The idea behind the Midnight Run is simple, to negate the frenzy and hysteria of mass media and reality t.v. for actual reality; for the simplicity of walking and talking. To reclaim the streets and rediscover a city after dark, to inhabit its confines of glass, concrete, steel and structure, as a child does a maze; with as much innocence and wonder as is natural. The Midnight Run // Not all those who wander are lost. Artists featured in this video: Musician TJ Owusu TaiChi: Amaia Arbizu Photographer: Oliver Holms Poet: Andy Craven-Griffiths Filmmakers: Michael & Katie Garrett. Filmed & Edited by Katie & Michael Garrett. themnr.com

TESTIMONIALS

“Working with George has been eye opening. She helped shape the scatter-brained beautiful idea of mine into a slate of Runs! She is excellent, proficient, knowledgeable, firm, clear, enthusiastic and unquenchable. I am running out of adjectives”
— The Midnight Run, Inua Ellams

GALLERY

 
THE MIDNIGHT RUN

DATES

2015 - 2020


PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS

Lead Artist: Inua Ellams