The Invisible City: Travel, Attention, and Performance

ISBN-13: 9780367134006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 132 str.

Kyle Gillette

Opis

The Invisible City explores urban spaces from the perspective of a traveler, writer, and creator of theatre to illuminate how cities offer travelers and residents theatrical visions whilst also remaining mostly invisible, beyond the limits of attention.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Thinking (with) the City; 2. Writing (on) the City; 3. Performing (in) the City; 4. Cities and Dreams: San Francisco; 5. Cities and Memory: Fara in Sabina; 6. Invisible Cities 1; 7. Cities and Speed: Tokyo; 8. Cities and Secrets: Paris; 9. Invisible Cities 2; 10. Cities and Violence: Rome; 11. Cities and Deception: Las Vegas; 12. Invisible Cities 3; 13. Cities and Empire: London; 14. Cities and Desire: Singapore; 15. Invisible Cities 4; 16. Directions; Appendix: Never the Same River Twice

O autorze

Kyle Gillette is an associate professor of Human Communication and Theatre at Trinity University, Texas, U.S.A.