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Run Beyond by Angelo Bonello at Lumiere Festival

RunBeyond

13-15 November

ICI London supports

Run Beyond by Angelo Bonello at Lumiere Festival in Durham (Milburngate Riverside)

A large-scale light sculpture composed of a sequence of illuminated silhouettes animated through controlled LED lighting to simulate perpetual motion.

Jump for freedom. What is the world record long jump? Run Beyond, created by Angelo Bonello, provokes that question, because the jump the man in this work takes, seems impossibly far. The keyword here is ‘seems’, because, according to Bonello, nothing is impossible if only you want it badly enough. Run Beyond is a work about the jump we all have to take in our lives: the jump to freedom. Bonello does not tell us what kind of freedom, the spectator has to make up their own mind about that. Running represents liberation, the most immediate and impulsive gesture of a human being, who runs both to escape the danger and to reach what attracts them. Represented as a continuous cycle; running starts, stops and then starts again. In each person’s life running is a liberating action which drives us to overcome our fears and constraints. It opens us up to the strength of our imagination, to other cultures, new friendships and unknown horizons.

You do not need a ticket to attend  Lumiere 2023. There are a limited number of peak-time tickets available for Thursday and Friday – book here. But, remember, peak-time tickets are only needed to see the artworks in Durham City Centre between 16:30 – 19:30. If you have a ticket, you must enter within your allocated time slot. You can see all the artworks without a ticket from 19:30 – 23:00 each night. There are three ticket barriers: Elvet Bridge; Claypath and Framwellgate Bridge. If you want to visit the artwork within the Market Place, it is best to use either Claypath or Framwellgate Bridge. There is no access to the Market Place from the Elvet Bridge entrance. You don’t need a ticket to visit the Spotlight on Bishop Auckland.

More info HERE

Angelo Bonello is a multidisciplinary artist who, in more than 30 years of work, has created performances, large permanent shows, artworks and other projects, on 5 continents. A disruptive and outsized language is his unmistakable stylistic code, appreciated in the most prestigious contexts, from live entertainment to contemporary art and television. Theatre of his works, both temporary and permanent, have been the most important cities in the world, London, Toronto, Washington, Riyadh, Singapore, Amsterdam, Beijing, Mexico City, to name a few, and he’s   worked in the more prestigious theatres such as La Scala in Milan or the Sydney Opera House. He has collaborated with and directed illustrious personalities, both Italian and international partners, such as Kelly Rowland, Holly Johnson, Kim Kardashian, Antonello Venditti, Riccardo, Cocciante, Dario Fo, Gigi Proietti, Claudio Bisio, Michelangelo Pistoletto and many more. Since 2014, he has been the artistic director of successful TV shows like Italia’s Got Talent, The Voice and Telethon. In 2023 he had the artistic direction of Bergamo and Brescia City of Culture 2023 and the Exhibition “ Light is Life “. In 2024 he wrote, as Artistic Director, the Winning show Proposal for the Closing Ceremony of Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026.
Image credit: Run Beyond, Angelo Bonello. Photo courtesy of the artist

 

  • Organized by: Lumiere Festival, Durham
  • In collaboration with: ICI London