Amateur theatre arts as a means of creative self-development in adolescents with disabilities

Revealed features of theatre art are in its educational influence on emotions and self-development of personality. We consider amateur theater as a developing environment in which activities aimed at personal development based on the available potential can be fully realized in accordance with the norms of morality and cultural context accepted in society. The characteristic features of amateur theatre art in comparison with professional theater are revealed. The emphasis is placed on the social accessibility of amateur theater, that is, its openness to all age and social groups of the population. The democratic nature of creativity in the amateur theater allows each interested person to show their creative activity, regardless of artistic potential, profession, age and other limits of a person's social status. The classes in this theater are important for adolescents with disabilities. The most clearly manifested in amateur theater groups characteristic personality traits of adolescents with disabilities, are increased emotionality, dynamic mood changes, interest in creativity, and a tendency to participate in various forms of gaming activities. The stages of inclusion of teenagers of this category in the activities of amateur theater are training-etude, conscious role-playing, demonstrative-reflexive. There is also a variability of forms and methods of working with adolescents with disabilities in joint theatre creative activities.