Infantilization as a form of injustice: Reflections on the Polish educational field survey on the theatre made by persons with disabilities

Abstract

The article is a study of theatrical work of adult persons with disabilities based on educational field survey conducted in Poland in the years 2017–19 (with later editorial work in the report). In the survey, five non-professional theatrical groups participated, whose work concentrates on creating space for the oppressed and deprived of voice and including the excluded into the local community. The article deals with the problem of infantilization (institutional, social and environmental) as a form of social injustice and presents the essence of the existential theatre by showing valued theatrical practices.