Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

Performance, Space, Utopia S. Jestrovic

Performance, Space, Utopia By S. Jestrovic

Performance, Space, Utopia by S. Jestrovic


$74.69
Condition - New
Only 2 left

Summary

Over 20 years after the war in Yugoslavia, this book looks back at its two most iconic cities and the phenomenon of exile emerging as a consequence of living in them in the 1990s. It uses examples ranging from street interventions to theatre performances to explore the making of urban counter-sites through theatricality and utopian performatives.

Performance, Space, Utopia Summary

Performance, Space, Utopia: Cities of War, Cities of Exile by S. Jestrovic

Over 20 years after the war in Yugoslavia, this book looks back at its two most iconic cities and the phenomenon of exile emerging as a consequence of living in them in the 1990s. It uses examples ranging from street interventions to theatre performances to explore the making of urban counter-sites through theatricality and utopian performatives.

About S. Jestrovic

SILVIJA JESTROVIC was born in Belgrade and lived in Toronto. She is Associate Professor at University of Warwick, UK. Her previous books include Theatre of Estrangement: Theory, Practice, Ideology (U of Toronto Press, 2006) and the edited collection (with Yana Meerzon) Performance, Exile, 'America' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). She has also written for stage and radio.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Series Preface Acknowledgements Cities of War, Cities of Exile: Introduction PART I: BELGRADE - THE CITY OF SPECTACLE City-as-Action At the Confluence of Utopia and Seduction Epilogue: Endemic Geopathologies Part II: SARAJEVO: IMAGINARIES AND EMBODIMENTS Waiting for Godot: Sarajevo and its Interpretations City-as-Body Theatricality vs. Bare Life Theatre as Ideal City PART III: CITY OF EXILE In the Comfort of Non-Place Bibliography Index

Additional information

NPB9780230292666
9780230292666
0230292666
Performance, Space, Utopia: Cities of War, Cities of Exile by S. Jestrovic
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2012-11-13
226
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Performance, Space, Utopia