Fra impuls til konseptuell idé i egenskapt barneteater – En hermeneutisk prosess i samspill mellom barn og kunstnere

This article is about the initial phases in devised theatre for children, and examines how children can be included in the creative process. In a musical theatre project for kindergarten children, a group of students developed a performance in close dialogue with reference groups of children. Gadamer’s concept of fusion of horizons is essential. The meeting of horizons – between students’ and children’s ideas and the source material – is crucial for the development of a conceptual idea for target groups. This is possible through a continuous dialogue between the students’ ideas and the children’s input, so that meaning is progressively created in hermeneutic circles between them.