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Building Utopia: Performance and the Fantasy of Urban Renewal in Contemporary Toronto
TDR: The Drama Review (2009)
  • Laura Levin, York University
  • Kim Solga, The University of Western Ontario
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. But do these grassroots performance schemes necessarily create a more inclusive, more equitable city?

Keywords
  • Performance,
  • Urban Studies,
  • Toronto
Publication Date
October, 2009
Publisher Statement
This article is reprinted in Theatre and Performance in Toronto, ed. Laura Levin. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2011.
Citation Information
Levin, Laura, and Kim Solga. "Building Utopia: Performance and the Fantasy of Urban Renewal in Contemporary Toronto." TDR: The Drama Review 53.3 (2009): 37-53.