Article
Building Utopia: Performance and the Fantasy of Urban Renewal in Contemporary Toronto
TDR: The Drama Review
(2009)
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
Disciplines
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.