Home : the celebratory opening of the Kelpies at Helix Park, Falkirk CLAIRE WARDEN The Scottish Journal of Performance Volume 1, Issue 2; June 2014 ISSN: 2054-1953 (Print) / ISSN: 2054-19 1 (Online) Publi#$tion %et$ils: htt'://((()scottishjournalo+'er+orm$nce)or, To cite this article: -$r%en, .), 2014. Home: the cele"r$tor/ opening of the 0el'ies $t Helix P$r3, 4$lkir3) Scottish Journal of Performance, 1(2), '')9–1 ) To link to this article: htt'://%2)%oi)or,/ 10.14439/sjop.2014.0102.02 6&is (or3 is li#ense% un%er a .re$ti7e .ommons 8ttri"ution 4)0 Internation$l 9i#ense) See &tt'://#re$ti7e#ommons)or,/li#enses/"//4)0/ +or %etails) Warden (2014) DOI: 10.14439/sjop.2014.0102.02 Home : the celebratory opening of the Kelpies at Helix Park, Falkirk CLAIRE WARDEN DOI: 10.14439/sjop.2014.0102.02 Publica io! da #: 13 Ju!# 2014 A %# %#a& o' (al)i&)*s !#+ ,#li- pa&). a &#i!/#! #" 0&##! spac# o %# +#st o' 1&a!0#2ou % oil &#'i!#&3. sta!" +o %i& 342# &# %i0% sta u#s. 5%#3 a&# %o&ses’ 67#lpi#s’8 %#ads, %# 'i&st bo+#" i! a sub2issi/#. cal2 0#stu&#. %# seco!" +i % 2u99l# poi! #" o %# sk3. :culp o& An"3 :co c&#a #" %#s# 2ajestic pi#c#s o' public a& as a &ibu # o %# +o&ki!0 %o&s#s o' :co la!"*s i!dust&ial %#&i a0#. 5%#3 op#!#" i! 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