Fantastical trees as a stimulus for dance expression

The thesis deals with pictures of trees as a basis for fictional stories; my mentor Gordana Schmidt proposed the topic and I was eager to take up the challenge. The main objective was to spark the child's imagination and creativity and prove that a stimulating environment influences the child in this respect. The project of trees as a basis for fictional stories was carried out with the children belonging to the kindergarten class called 'Ducklings'; throughout the two months of the project I recorded and noted down their stories in order to gain insight into their progress. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the importance of developing the child's imagination and creativity and touches on the concepts of creative movement and team work which were applied for the duration of the project. The empirical part describes the process of implementing the project 'Pictures of trees as a basis for fictional stories' and presents its analysis