The STAR path

The Performance as Rewriting: Construction in the Context of Wayfinder

This chapter explores how Wayfinder rejects static narratives in favor of construction-as-performance, where actors “rewrite” meaning by engaging with the Box’s materials. It draws parallels between text as process, improvisational performance, and reconstructive storytelling.

PATHS.

The Stars /
The Grandmother

Characters in the Fog

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

The Lost / 
The Dead

Goddess

A poetry collection questioning our place in life. Questioning who we've become when so much is behind us, and so much is still ahead.

Float

Footnotes & References

  • Core Theoretical Foundations:

    1. Barthes, R. (1977). The Death of the Author (on text as open and participatory).

    2. Schechner, R. (2002). Performance Studies (on performance as a mode of rewriting).

    3. Genette, G. (1982). Palimpsests (on intertextuality and layering narratives).

  • Critical Debates and Counterarguments:

    1. Eco, U. (1989). The Limits of Interpretation (arguing against limitless meaning).

    2. Pavis, P. (1992). Analyzing Performance (on structured semiotics in theatre).

    3. Carlson, M. (2003). The Haunted Stage (on performance as an act of memory, not rewriting).

  • Empirical Studies & Case Studies:

    1. Tamara by John Krizanc (theatre piece that requires reassembling stories).

    2. Forced Entertainment’s Complete Works (Shakespeare’s canon rewritten through objects).

    3. Experimental theatre workshops where scripts are physically reassembled.