Shakespeares hjärtslag

The show is directed by Kelly Hunter, former actor at the Royal Shakespeare Company. She is the founder and artistic director of Flute Theater and works with theatre for a young audience with diagnoses within the autism spectrum. Kelly Hunter, through Shakespeare's lyrics and its multifaceted characters, has developed a unique method for creating inclusive performances for this audience. The core of her work is based on the most basic of all Shakespeare's plays; what it means to be a human being in the encounter with another human being.

She describes her method: Those with autism struggle with making themselves understood, their struggle is communicative and sensory. Through focusing on moments in Shakespeare where characters emerge through seeing, thinking and feeling, my games offer children and young people on the spectrum an opportunity to express themselves, exploring eye contact, language skills, spacial awareness, facial expressions and imaginative play. The children play the games with actors in a safe loving space where everyone involved can begin to share common human experience. These sensory games form the basis for Flute Theatre‘s productions for children with autism.