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City Journey June 2011‘HIDDEN DUNDEE’ 38 people took part in the sold-out Go Dundee City Journey 2011 on Saturday 4th June. The aim was to visit places that are important to the city (e.g. socially, culturally, economically) but to which people don’t normally have access. The overall objective of the city journey events is to increase people’s sense of engagement, pride and confidence in their city. Here are some photos of the City Journey 2011 taken by Joe Lafferty (linked here from his Flikr page). Dundee House (new Dundee City Council offices)This was a unique chance to take part in a guided tour of Dundee City Council’s brand new headquarters prior to council staff moving in, guided by Tommy Porter (Dundee City Council Project QS).  Stewart Murdoch and Tommy Porter welcome attendees to the City Journey and to Dundee House  New Dundee City Council offices (top floor)  New Dundee City Council offices (top floor)  Relief sculpture - one of several throughout Dundee House. But what is it? (answer at bottom of page)  New Dundee City Council offices  Man in purple shirt attempts to avoid having his photo taken  More relief sculptures within the new building  Looking down inside the atrium  View from the top floor of Dundee House  Gerry Hassan (Scottish Wave of Change project manager) and his 89-year-old auntie Rose Hassan Tayside House (top floor)For most people this was their last chance to visit Tayside House before the landmark building is demolished. We visited the top floor to take in the views and to hear a presentation on the exciting Dundee Waterfront and V&A Dundee projects from Mike Galloway, Director of City Development at Dundee City Council.  Mike Galloway welcomes attendees to Tayside House  View of the Waterfront site from the top floor of Tayside House  View of the Waterfront site from the top floor of Tayside House  Attendees touring the top floor  View of Dundee city centre from the top floor of Tayside House  Attendees touring the top floor  View of Dundee city centre from the top floor of Tayside House  Mairi Lafferty explains her Tayside House archive project Dundee RepWe heard about Dundee’s multi-award winning repertory theatre from Chief Executive and Artistic Director James Brining and were treated to a backstage tour as the theatre prepared for the afternoon performance of ‘Anna Karenina’ by the Dundee Rep Ensemble, Scotland’s only full-time acting company.  Attendees gather in Tay Square  James Brining welcomes attendees to Dundee Rep  City Journey attendees in Tay Square  City Journey attendees in Tay Square  James on the Rep stage (the set for Anna Karenina)  City Journey attendees on the Rep stage  James demonstrates the stage models for two Rep shows  Stage model for Anna Karenina  Stage model for 'The Elves & the Shoemakers' performed at Dundee Rep in March-April 2010  Attendees visiting the costume department  Rep costume department  Rep costume department  Dance rehearsal room  Dance rehearsal room  Janet Smith, Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre, explains the role of dance at the Rep  Rep rehearsal room  Rep rehearsal room  Rep rehearsal room  Rep rehearsal room  James Brining The ShoreThe Shore is a young person’s venue that provides a range of arts-related activities catering for the interests and needs of 10-19 year-olds. We heard about the range of activities that take place within this historic building and took a short tour. We also heard about Xplore, an organisation that provides individualised support and learning for young people. An excellent lunch was provided in The Shore’s café.  Gail Thomson welcomes attendees to The Shore  Lunch at The Shore  Inside The Shore  Attendees visiting the basement at The Shore  Attendees visiting the basement at The Shore  Attendees visiting the basement at The Shore  Items in the basement dating from the building's time as David Winter & Son printers  Items in the basement dating from the building's time as David Winter & Son printers STV StudiosWe visited STV’s Dundee studios from which the Tayside news bulletins are broadcast, accompanied by Craig Millar, the STV News Tayside producer.  Craig Millar welcomes attendees to the STV Studios  Five minutes of fame  Attendees tour the studios with Craig  Attendees visit the newsroom  Attendees visit the newsroom  Joe attempts a new career as a newsreader. Don't give up the day job, Joe.  Attendees are enthralled by Joe's reporting of the Tayside news  Chris Lafferty and Rose Hassan Tag GamesDundee remains a global player in the field of computer games development and Tag Games creates games for the biggest platforms on the planet – mobile, handheld and online. We heard about the challenges and successes of computer games development in Dundee from Managing Director Paul Farley.  Tag Games offices at Seabraes  Paul Farley welcomes attendees to Tag Games  Tag Games offices at Seabraes  Tag Games offices at Seabraes And finally, many thanks to National Express Dundee and our driver Alan for providing our bus transport on the day. Alan Mathers  The City Journey 2011 team
The City Journey 2011 was organised by Go Dundee as part of A Dundee Wave of Change – a component of the nationwide project A Scottish Wave of Change which, as part of the Cultural Olympiad, is looking at the future of Scotland through stories.
Answer to question about relief sculpture in Dundee House: It’s a Desperate Dan cow pie. |
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