The Childhood Project
- Unga Klara
Developed within the scope of The Childhood Project—a vast global initiative—the play Guardians of the Gods was born. The production is the result of a collaboration between 11 theaters across 11 countries and five continents.
How do children navigate the reality that adults are the ones in charge? A tapestry of stories from Argentina, Bangladesh, Finland, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Sweden, South Africa, Turkey, and the USA was woven into a singular, collective play. Rehearsals began online, followed by three intensive weeks in Diyarbakir, southern Turkey, with actors from all participating countries present. The creative team featured a set designer from Turkey, a choreographer from Bangladesh, and a composer from Norway.
In this seminar, we meet the production's director, Gustav Deinoff, and playwright Erik Uddenberg, alongside representatives from the participating international theaters. How did we work? What were the challenges? What did we gain? And how has the play’s radical perspective on the relationship between adults and children been received across the participating nations?