The Time Warp project challenges children to take a look at their own local history and to create stories out of historical events. The Time Warp will make us think about how children from different ages experienced the course of history by having the children themselves enact the characters involved in these events. Children will develop these stories under professional guidance all the way from scriptwriting and filming, to production. The media content produced by the children will be made available at museums, in schools, on the Internet, and in homes for the elderly .
The way in which Time Warp approaches history can be applied and used in various locations both in Finland and abroad. The techniques involved will be honed into a format by which children can store and explore their own history and revive their local roots. For example, the workshops allow the participants to jump into school routines from during the times of Mikael Agricola’s. Alternatively they can familiarise themselves with church art from the Middle Ages. The Time Warp is developed from fictional and historical elements from various periods, in collaboration with the children.
The works produced in the project will be published as a historical DVD publication and as an interactive web site.
The Time Warp will be produced by the Turku-based ValoAurinko Association, which supports cultural activities for children and youth.
2011: Workshops throughout the year
