Gilding Granite - Spaces of Transition in the Children’s Theatre

The project presented here is about using co-writing for the process of creating texts for stage, and shows how drama may be used as both inspiration and motivation for writing. Through participation in the children’s theatre Teaterzahl, children are instructed in improvisation and acting techniques.They are subjected to a variety of impressions and expressions, that all inspire them to create a story. Furthermore, they are to create characters, and the stories are adapted to the stage. The children need to use their imagination and cooperate in creating a common form of expression. The instructor’s task is to give them the competence and inspiration required in order to create their stories, and to sew together their projects and construct a dramaturgy; a story frame returned to the children for them to develop, with new lines and props. As a final product, a play that has been created in cooperation between all participants, both children and adults. The transitional phase takes place in the development of something that in itself does not have a great value, but through cooperation and development give it the Midas touch, and create a product of greater value.