COAST is the title of an artistic cooperation which will explore the dynamics of ‘crossing borders’, which are created due to migration, and differences between different groups, , and further will explore and celebrate the creative energy which is created at the interface between arriving cultures and the host community. Four professional community theatre organisations in four European countries which are affected by the issue of migration, will work with volunteers/participants from host and migrant communities to create new original theatre, based on stories and experiences emerging from these creative interactions, considering the theme of crossing borders. This work will be shared, and connections developed between partners through a sequence of shared work, training workshops, exchange and secondment of key artistic staff, discussion and deliberation between Artistic Leaders of each organisation. These explorations of philosophy, methodology and practice will engender a new level of understanding, both of the issues faced by host and migrant communities in each participating country, but also of the varied artistic techniques and cultural approaches which can be used to further community cohesion through artistic initiatives. Learning from the project will inform future work of partners, and through dissemination through a variety of media, will impact on other organisations working in the fields of art and community development.