Mise en scène du handicap mental et représentations sociales dans le théâtre allemand contemporain
Résumé
Abstract: This article bases its analysis on the shows Mental Institution (2005) from Thikwa Theatre, Endgame from RambaZamba Theatre and The 120 Days of Sodom (2017) from the International Institute for Political Murder. It fits in the search field of the « new disability studies » that analyse a society considered as corrective and normative by studying opposites such as « normal / abnormal » or « abled / disabled ». Which role do performing arts play in the evolution of these social constructs and their medicalization? How do these plays deconstruct oppressive and discriminating mechanisms and can they help bring a collective change of our social behaviors?