Building Utopia: Performance and the Fantasy of Urban Renewal in Contemporary Toronto
Authors:
- Laura LevinLLLaura Levin
- Kim SolgaKSKim Solga
- 1 September 2009
- journal article
- Published by MIT Press in TDR: The Drama Review
- Vol. 53 (3) , 37-53
Abstract
Toronto markets itself as a city in renewal, a “creative city” of the future full of arts and culture. Alongside the official pitch, a number of street-level underground initiatives reimagine Toronto's utopic future in a different way by means of site-specific performances.Keywords
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