Living Theatrical Approaches to Creative Placemaking

Abstract

This study looks into a type of creative placemaking that is informed by socially engaged art and makes inquiries about its theatrical approaches to transform space into place. Existing studies typically analyze from the perspective of single scenario but overlook scenario-to-scenario. This study draws on the sample of Xisan Film Studio project in Guangzhou and addresses the nexus between scenario network assembly and place creation. Underpinned by the conceptual framework of cultural rhizome, the findings demonstrate approaches to construct scenarios in symbiosis with everyday life, which catalyze everyday practices informed by individual expression to make a place.