Justice

It is quite simply the storyof those we look away from, those we do not listen to enough.

Artistic note

The fight for the inclusion of people with disabilities cannot ignore certain sensitive issues. What are the principles on which justice is based? Does justice rest on strict egalitarianism? Are there multiple forms of justice? What are the rights and responsibilities of people with disabilities in legal proceedings? When we take the view that a person with a mental disability cannot understand the nature of their actions, nor answer for them in court, isn't this a way for us to maintain the naive image of the "good" person with a disability?
 

Shifting the gaze

This is undoubtedly the underlying subject of the creation Justice. Inspired by the first plays of Clément Papachristou, it incorporates the exploration of adapted dramaturgies and disabilities of Une tentative presque comme une autre created together with Guillaume Papachristou, who has the disability cerebral palsy, combined with the quest for fiction and wonder of La Grotte (2021). Ultimately, Justice continues further along these lines, the better to move beyond them in candid nuances.
 

Like an imaginary topography

In Justice, we take inspiration from the epic journey, the poetics of Dante's Divine Comedy, and Peter Weiss' vast yet unfinished project to rewrite Inferno/Purgatorio/Paradiso. Where "the executioners live eternally unpunished in Paradise" and "the victims never obtained compensation in Hell". A man driven by dark forces descends into Hell to bring back justice, freedom and redemption. He is our guide. The court floor opens. We descend into the underworld where the outcasts live. We don't take enough care of them: the judged, the chastised, those driven out by the people who dominate the world from above. This is not a fantasy story. It is quite simply the story of those we look away from, those we do not listen to enough. Isn't the only way to burst the bubbles to come together?!