The Star path

Characters in the Fog: Constructional Element Analysis One - The Characters

This chapter focuses on fragmented identity and mutable characters within Wayfinder. It explores how actors construct character through fragments, echoing the unstable self in postdramatic theatre.

PATHS.

Which way will you go?

The Stars /
The Grandmother

The Shape of Memory

A short film on the freedom of youth and the consequences of that raw energy. Where do your feet lead you, and are you in control of them? 

Dance

Footnotes & References

  • Core Theoretical Foundations:

    1. Deleuze, G. & Guattari, F. (1980). A Thousand Plateaus (on identity as a multiplicity).

    2. Lehmann, H. (2006). Postdramatic Theatre (on nonlinear character construction).

    3. Iser, W. (1978). The Act of Reading (on gaps in character interpretation).
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  • Critical Debates and Counterarguments:

    1. Fuchs, E. (2004). EF’s Visit to a Small Planet (on theatre as world-building, not character-driven).

    2. Schechner, R. (1985). Between Theatre and Anthropology (on ritual over character).

    3. Bennett, S. (1997). Theatre Audiences (arguing meaning is shaped externally, not internally).
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  • Empirical Studies & Case Studies:

    1. Fragmented character studies in immersive theatre (Then She Fell).

    2. RPG performances (Dungeons & Dragons as character construction in real-time).

    3. AI-driven narratives (Detroit: Become Human and its variable protagonists).
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