NEVER-ENDING STORIES

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Never-Ending Stories (work in progress)

Never-Ending Stories is a participatory performance by Lola Lustosa inspired by the book Question and Answer (Graded Oral Comprehension Exercises) by L. G. Alexander (Longman, 1967).

In the book, Alexander writes that learning a language is similar to learning a musical instrument: the goal is to perform publicly while making as few mistakes as possible. Taking this idea as a starting point, the performance transforms language learning into a playful social encounter.

During the performance, audience members are invited—one by one—to choose a story title, share a cup of tea, and begin a game of collective storytelling. The work breaks with the traditional structure of narrative and allows new stories to emerge through improvisation between the artist and participants.

Never-Ending Stories was first performed in Berlin in 2015 inside a small Chinese tea shop in Mitte. The space no longer exists, but the spirit of the project continues: to travel, meet strangers, and generate new stories together.

The long-term vision of the project is to travel on a cruise from Europe to South America, interacting daily with passengers. Each encounter will be filmed and eventually edited into a feature film.

In collaboration with: Musterzimmer
www.musterzimmer.net

The project is currently looking for partners and collaborators.