The Midnight Run is a walking, arts-filled, night-time cultural journey through a city. It gathers strangers and local artists/activists to explore, play and create whilst the city sleeps. To celebrate 10 years of growing success, this Midnight Run fell under the ‘Light2015’ European tour featuring events in Rome, Madrid, Berlin, Paris and London. It was a part of UNESCO’s global International Year of Light series of events, and also designed to raise funds for Liter of Light– a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring eco-friendly solar bottle-bulbs to communities living in darkness. This a compilation video of our 2015, International Year of Light, Europe-wide series of events created with CCT.

The Midnight Run is a walking, arts-filled, night-time cultural journey through a city. It gathers strangers and local artists/activists to explore, play and create whilst the city sleeps. To celebrate 10 years of growing success, this Midnight Run fell under the ‘Light2015’ European tour featuring events in Rome, Madrid, Berlin, Paris and London. It was a part of UNESCO’s global International Year of Light series of events, and also designed to raise funds for Liter of Light– a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring eco-friendly solar bottle-bulbs to communities living in darkness. The Almeida Theatre London Midnight Run featured Artists/Activists were: ARTISTS: SJ Fowler, poet and martial artist @stevenjfowler www.stevenjfowler.com Rory Bowens, Broadcaster www.ntslive.com Paula Varjack, Performance artist @paulavarjack www.paulavarjack.com Katie Garrett, Filmmaker @garrett_videos www.garrettandgarrett.co.uk Tanya Wells, Singer & Musician @tanyaswell www.tanyawells.com Dalston Eastern Curve Garden - www.dalstongarden.org NTS Radio - www.ntslive.com SPECIAL ARTISTS: Karen Francis - Mei Quan Academy of Tai Chi www.taichinews.com An Harbour - Singer/songwiter www.anharbor.com APPLES AND SNAKES - www.applesandsnakes.org SPREAD THE WORD - spreadtheword.org.uk HUBUB GROUP - www.hubbubgroup.org LIBERATION - www.chooseliberation.com THE ALMEIDA - www.almeida.co.uk Facilitator: KIT CALESS @kitcaless www.influxpress.com

The Midnight Run is a walking, arts-filled, night-time cultural journey through a city. It gathers strangers and local artists/activists to explore, play and create whilst the city sleeps. To celebrate 10 years of growing success, this Midnight Run fell under the ‘Light2015’ European tour featuring events in Rome, Madrid, Berlin, Paris and London. It was a part of UNESCO’s global International Year of Light series of events, and also designed to raise funds for Liter of Light– a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring eco-friendly solar bottle-bulbs to communities living in darkness. ARTISTS // ADRIAN BILBAO & OKSANA ANASKO Founders of Free Eco Tours Madrid INRA - Folk rock band from Madrid. TOTO - Lutist and founder of Glissando. ALVARO CUALLADO - Photographer. “ESTACIóN21” FESTIVAL: ARTISTS. LOCAL PARTNERS // CHULAPA FLOW PRODUCTIONS. STEFANO & ALEJANDRA: Videomakers.

The Midnight Run is a walking, arts-filled, night-time cultural journey through a city. It gathers strangers and local artists/activists to explore, play and create whilst the city sleeps. To celebrate 10 years of growing success, this Midnight Run fell under the ‘Light2015’ European tour featuring events in Rome, Madrid, Berlin, Paris and London. It was a part of UNESCO’s global International Year of Light series of events, and also designed to raise funds for Liter of Light– a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring eco-friendly solar bottle-bulbs to communities living in darkness. ARTISTS // THE NIRO - Singer/Songwriter. SOLO - International graffiti artist. TEATRATE - Actors. TESS - Singer/Songwriter. VIVIANA BOCCARDI - Illustrator. CCT ARTISTS // FILMMAKER - Guido Baroncell. PHOTOGRAPHER - Fabio Mazzoni. PARTNERS // VARSI - Art gallery and cultural centre. TRAM DEPOT - Food kiosk that offers. BLACK MARKET - Art & Music gallery. ZIA ROSETTA - Restuarnat in Monti. POP UP - Live Session: the best artists. LE LEVAIN ROMA -

The Midnight Run is a walking, arts-filled, night-time cultural journey through a city. It gathers strangers and local artists/activists to explore, play and create whilst the city sleeps. Videography: Joe Warnes Photograophy: Adam Z Robinson Comedian: Ben Randm Lanter Craft: Alison Booth Bollywood Dance: Gayatri Ganapathy MNRunner: Andy Craven-Griffiths.

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. In the Midnight Run's motto, ‘star’ can be taken literally, or as a metaphor for the city, dwellers, in which case it takes on a beauty and importance: The Midnight Run // Cause we can't see stars for fumes we turn to smashed glass, believing shards shine like constellations do. Filmed and Edited by Emmanuelle Martin and Ismael Guillermo Ordaz Reyes This run was created in collaboration with: CCT: www.cct-seecity.com www.themnr.com