“Movers and shakers” from Dundee’s creative sectors will share the city’s cultural history this weekend.
This Much We Know, which takes place on Sunday night in Caffe Borsa, is part of the fifth anniversary of NEoN, Scotland’s only digital arts festival.
The sold-out event will include talks from Dundee City of Culture bid ambassador Sheena Wellington, author Lorraine Wilson and Fleet Collective director Lyall Bruce.
Gillian Easson, director of Creative Dundee, said: “We have invited a range of different speakers, the kind of movers and the shakers, from particular creative sectors.
“We have people from all the different areas and it’s about trying to tell the different stories from their perspectives.
“With all the things that are happening in Dundee in the future, it’s important to look back to the past and get a real sense of the heritage and context.”
The event will cover music, visual arts, drama, theatre and digital.
Gillian said: “A lot of people that come to the city, whether they’re students or just visiting, are really interested in what is happening just now with the V&A and other cultural stuff.
“But people in Dundee know that our creative history is long and strong. We have a great array of things that have happened over the years in terms of song and dance.
“It’s trying to tell the story better and make it more publicly accessible online in the future.”
Thousands of people will take part in a packed programme of events at the festival, which blends technology and the arts.
The leader of the bid to become UK City of Culture 2017 said the NEoN digital arts festival is boosting Dundee’s claim to the title.
Stewart Murdoch said: “Superb festivals like NEoN demonstrate how our city successfully brings together different artistic communities to create new, exciting performances and workshops that are open to everyone.
“Dundee is genuinely at a tipping point where being named UK City of Culture can hugely accelerate our engagement right across the city, opening up new opportunities for many people not yet reached by the arts and culture, improving their lives and raising their aspirations.”