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Real Places, Imaginary Cities and Utopias 

2/19/2015

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Real Places, Imaginary
Cities and Utopias
a multidisciplinary arts workshop called SHoP Camp,
at BOOK SHOP -- a new project space dedicated to radical pedagogy,
participatory art installations and experimental performance
in the heart of Hyde Park, Chicago

BOOK SHOP
1448 E. 57th St.
Chicago, IL  60637

April 7-9, 2015 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Contact Laura Shaeffer
at (773) 710-5464 for more info.

Dates & Teaching Artists
Tuesday, April 7: 
Amy Sinclair and Laura Shaeffer
Wednesday, April 8:
Dan Godston and Laura Shaeffer
Thursday, April 9:
Hoyun Son and Laura Shaeffer
This program is for children and teens, and the fee is $50 for the full day, $30 for a half day (9 a.m.-1 p.m.).

You're invited to attend "Real Places, Imaginary Cities and Utopias," a multidisciplinary arts workshop that involves creative writing, visual art, puppetry, and fort building. During this workshop, we will:
  • Talk about examples of real places and imaginary cities that we find interesting and exciting, as well as some aspects of cities such as Chicago that could be improved; 
  • Look at and talk about maps of imaginary places (e.g. the Wonderful Land of Oz and J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth), and then work in groups to create maps of imaginary places; 
  • Look at and talk about real and fictitious objects and buildings that inspire the imagination (e.g. sculptures, furniture and buildings designed / illustrated by Antoni Gaudí, Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Sam Maloof and Dr. Seuss);
  • Read and discuss several passages from Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino;
  • Design and make forts, and then create stories that activate those forts to make created spaces performative. 

Links:
  • Fantasy Maps (The Stranger's Bookshelf)
  • Interactive Map of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth (LOTR Project)
  • Map of the Wonderful Land of Oz
  • Mapping Yoknapatawpha

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Nicola C link
11/30/2020 08:17:54 pm

Thanks foor posting this

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