Building Utopia: Performance and the Fantasy of Urban Renewal in Contemporary Toronto

Laura Levin · Kim Solga

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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.

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