Performing urban ecologies / Lisa Woynarski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woynarski, Lisa, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in theatre, performance and the political, 2753-1244.

Cambridge elements. Elements in theatre, performance and the political, 2753-1244

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--History and criticism.

Drama.

Theater--Environmental aspects.

Theater.

Ecology in literature.

Nature in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

With the majority of the global population living in cities, urbanisation and climate crisis have become urgent planetary issues. This Element examines 'urban eco-performance', exploring how theatre and performance intersect with urbanisation and ecological crises to reimagine equitable urban futures. Through rigorous ecodramaturgical analyses, this Element critiques the colonial and capitalist systems shaping cities and highlights performance's role in addressing climate justice. Performances from Canada, Mexico, Nigeria, Taiwan, UK and USA, as well as Indigenous performances, are brought together for the first time to examine how they challenge the human/nature divide, revealing cities as vibrant ecological spaces. These performances foreground underrepresented voices and reframe cities as 'bio-urban' spaces. This Element integrates decolonial and intersectional ecological frameworks over three thematic sections: Living Cities, Petro-Cities and Urban Futures Against the Apocalypse. It argues for justice for marginalised communities while envisioning cities as interconnected ecosystems that can foster collective action and ecological resilience.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Imprints page

Performing Urban Ecologies

Contents

Introduction: Towards Urban Eco-Performance

Bio-Urban

Intersectional ecologies

Conceptualising the City

Indigenous Urbanism

Urban Eco-Performance

1 Living Cities

The Farm

Mierle Laderman Ukeles' work at the New York Sanitation Department

Plum Tree Creek Project

Cultural Graffiti in London

2 Petro-cities

Oil City

Acid Rain and Shields

Can I Live?

3 Urban Futures against the Apocalypse

The Unplugging

The Strategy Room

Proyecto TEJIDOS

Conclusion: Imagining a City

References

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-009-44310-0

1-009-44307-0

OCLC:

1550455220