New Adventures

Matthew Bourne, described by presenter, Richard Madeley as "Mr Swan Lake", today collected a British Inspiration Award in the Arts category at the inaugural ceremony in central London. The Awards celebrate what the organisers call 'the people and the achievements that have helped put the Great into Great Britain'.

The British Inspiration Awards have been created to recognise those who have contributed to our country’s economic, social and artistic development through creative endeavor. Rather than hiding our nation’s light under a bushel, the British Inspiration Awards are designed to help Britain develop a positive spirit for the future, and foster a community where difference and diversity are looked upon as an asset.

Also nominated in the Arts category were

Antony Gormley, Zaha Hadid and Damien Hirst.

Here’s the list of winners in full:

FILM – Nick Park
TV – Elisabeth Murdoch
MUSIC – Sir George Martin
FASHION – Alexander McQueen
ARTS – Matthew Bourne
DESIGN – Sir Terence Conran
INNOVATION, ENTERPRISE & INDUSTRY – Sir James Dyson
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Baroness Susan Greenfield
INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT – Ian Livingstone
SPECIAL RECOGNITION – Michael Eavis

Bourne's win was also mentioned in Baz Bamigboye's column today in The Daily Mail...

Watch out for...

** MATTHEW BOURNE, who has started work on his film directorial debut. He's to shoot a movie inspired by his ballet Cinderella, which he set during Wold War II.

Bourne, who will collect a British Inspiration Award at a ceremony in London today, will write, choreograph and direct Cinderella for BBC Films. The British Inspiration Awards celebrate what the organisers call 'the people and the achievements that have helped put the Great into Great Britain'.

The Daily Mail

NEWS > "PUTTING THE GREAT INTO GREAT BRITAIN"

...AND