WHAT IS THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is a short monologue performed by a stateless child which questions the very basic premise of a being declared a stateless human being. Though The Certificate can be performed in the conventional style of performance, it is best experienced as an intervention within a bigger event. This means, that The Certificate works best when it is ‘not performed’ or when there is confusion about whether what is experienced is a performance or something real. The Certificate is about 15 – 20 mins long. The child who speaks is about 13 or 14 years old and she addresses the audience directly with the questions she has about statelessness through her own life experience. But first, let us take a closer look at the play… 11