Excerpts :
Princess Marthe Bibesco
Ana Blandiana
Smaranda Braescu
Madelene “Madi” Cancicov
Nina Cassian
Elena Ceausescu
Ioana Celibidache
Queen Elisabeth of Romania
Princess Gregoire Ghica
Princess Ileana of Romania
Dora D’Istria
Monica Lovinescu
Ileana Malancioiu
Queen Marie of Romania
Dr. Agnes Kelly Murgoci
Mabel Nandris
Countess Anna de Noailles
Ana Novac
Oana Orlea
Ana Pauker
Marta Petreu
Elisabeta Rizea of Nucsoara
Sanda Stolojan
Leontina Vaduva
Anca Visdei
Sabina Wurmbrand
|
|
Anca Visdei
Lawyer, Academic, Playwright, Journalist,
Exile, (Born Bucharest - Living in Switzerland)
Abortion:
"I must be pregnant with Romania..."
"There are two ways in which one could terminate effectively
this gestation, that of being at peace with the world and with
myself, to have children who are of Romanians (although they
live in a different linguistic, psychologic and geographic environment)
and to produce an oeuvre which perhaps more than half of it
deals with the theme of exile, of Romania and of one’s
inner self. Therefore, this is my personal manner in whch I
am trying to elliminate this mental 'overspill' of a memory
which is amputated of its geographic roots." refering
to her play "Puck en Roumanie" in an interview with
Radu Negrescu-Sutu, "Romania Libera", 31 Oct. 2001,
Bucharest)
Biography:
At the celebrated Parisian experimental theatre , "La Huchette",
on the "Rive Gauche", Ionescos' plays - "The
Bald Primadonna" and "The Lesson" have been played
for over fourty years now and it maybe not alltogether fortuitous
that Anca Visdei, another Romanian exile and playwright had
her plays staged here. Predicatbly "Puck en Roumanie"
had also chosen Romania as a backdrop, like the "Rhynoceros"
had done previously in a transparent way.
Romanian-born Anca Visdei, graduated from the Institute of Cinematography
in Bucharest, after which she became an exile in Switzerland,
where she completed her Law studies. Thereafter she reverted
to Drama classes and a career as a Professor of Drama Studies,
a playwright and journalist.
Anca Visdei is the author of over thirty plays, played all over
the world, but not in her native Romania, even after the fall
of Ceausescu. She explains this phenomenon, not uncommon amongst
exiles, according to which her message may still be considered
to being "too violent" for the home-grown public.
Bibliography:
Visdei, Anca, "Puck en Roumanie"
Visdei, Anca, ""L'eternelle amoureuse"
Visdei, Anca, "La Médée de Saint-Médard",
Visdei, Anca, "Toujours ensemble",
Visdei, Anca, "Photos de classe",
Visdei, Anca, "Dona Juana"
Negrescu-Sutu, Radu, "Interviu cu scriitoarea Anca Visdei,"
"Romania Libera", 31 Oct. 2001, Bucharest
|
