Essays on Psychogeography and the City as Performance

Download or read book Essays on Psychogeography and the City as Performance written by John C Green and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 70% of the world’s population expected to live in urban environments by 2050, cities are poised to become the most significant spaces to shape personal and communal identity. As contemporary cities become “event destinations” a dialogue is emerging between the performing arts and the urban context and social fabric. Inspired by the principles of Psychogeography, this collection of essays highlights the performative aspects of cities as landscapes of creative inspiration where curiosity, imagination, playfulness, and the energy of the street combine with contemporary performance practices to create immersive public art experiences. Written by an international cohort of scholar-artists, these essays offer arts practitioners, urban specialists, and general readers a practical guide to experiencing the cityscape as the Artscape.