每个孩子都有一个故事,这是送给我们的礼物。
Every child has a story. This is a gift for us.
关于玩儿的剧场
玩儿的剧场,是一个支持孩子自由创作故事的剧场。
我们相信,每个孩子都有一个故事。这个故事不一定完整,不一定“有意义”,也不一定符合成人对作品的期待。它可能从一句话、一个角色、一块布、一把椅子、一个奇怪的声音,或者一个孩子突然想到的画面开始。
在这里,孩子不是来学习表演技巧,也不是来完成一场标准的演出。他们会一起玩、一起想、一起试,慢慢把自己的故事变成可以被看见的剧场。老师的角色不是替孩子创作,而是在旁边倾听、记录、回应,并在孩子需要的时候,帮助他们把想法落到舞台上。
孩子的故事里,常常有熟悉的角色、游戏、动画片,也会有怪兽、打斗、死亡、复活、迷宫、宝藏和各种奇奇怪怪的星球。那些看起来混乱的表达,常常正是孩子在理解生活、整理经验、试探边界、建立自我的方式。
四年来,我们和五百多个孩子一起创作,记录了近千个儿童原创故事,也把其中一部分整理成故事书。
我们希望,玩儿的剧场不只是一个活动,而是一种看见孩子的方式。孩子来到这里,不需要先变得安静、正确、优秀,才值得被听见。他们可以带着自己的节奏、混乱、幽默、犹豫和勇气,慢慢把心里的世界拿出来。
每个孩子都有一个故事,这是送给我们的礼物。
Wonder Theatre is a theatre space that supports children in freely creating their own stories.
We believe every child has a story. This story does not have to be complete, “meaningful,” or aligned with adults’ expectations of what a work should be. It may begin with a sentence, a character, a piece of fabric, a chair, a strange sound, or an image that suddenly appears in a child’s mind.
Here, children do not come to learn acting techniques or complete a standard performance. They play, imagine, try, and slowly turn their own stories into theatre that can be seen. The teacher’s role is not to create for the children, but to listen, record, respond, and help bring their ideas onto the stage when they need support.
Children’s stories often include familiar characters, games, cartoons, monsters, battles, death, rebirth, mazes, treasure, and all kinds of strange planets. What may look chaotic is often how children understand life, organize experience, explore boundaries, and build a sense of self.
Over the past four years, we have created with more than 500 children, recorded nearly 1,000 original children’s stories, and turned some of them into storybooks.
We hope Wonder Theatre can be more than an activity. We hope it can be a way of seeing children. Here, children do not need to become quiet, correct, or excellent before they are worthy of being heard. They can bring their own rhythm, chaos, humor, hesitation, and courage, and slowly bring out the worlds inside them.
Every child has a story. This is a gift for us.