ABSTRACT
This chapter offers a brief introduction to definitions of imaginal and vicarious experiences before moving on to discuss the image theatre techniques used in the project. It draw links between the image creation process and how imaginal and vicarious experiences were enabled to create pathways for the children to reimagine plausible futures. The chapter concludes with a brief reflection on the process and the importance of opportunities made for young children from difficult circumstances to reimagine and embody alternative narratives from the ones they know. In order to encourage an egalitarian way of working amongst the children, and to provide opportunities for every child to participate in playbuilding regardless of their language abilities, the chapter improvised from existing image theatre techniques and developed two ways of working in tableaux. The first method of working in tableaux involved a process the author called sculpting and reimaging. A second method, five-count image making, was developed as an extension of the first method.
