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MATEI VISNIEC (1956 - ) |
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Nationality: Romanian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Born in Romania in 1956. From an early age, he discovered literature as a space dedicated to freedom. He draws his strengths from Kafka, Dostoevsky, Poe, Lautreamont. He loves the Surrealists, the Dadaists, absurd and grotesque theatre, surrealist poetry, fantastic literature, magical realism, even the realist Anglo-Saxon theatre. He loves everything except Socialist Realism. Visniec studied philosophy at Bucharest University and became an active member of the so-called Eighties Generation, who left a clear stamp on the Romanian literature. He believes in cultural resistance, and in literature's capacity to demolish totalitarianism. Above all, Matei Visniec believes that theatre and poetry can denounce manipulation through "great ideas", as well as brainwashing through ideology. Before 1987 Matei Visniec had made a name for himself in Romania by his clear, lucid, bitter poetry. Starting with 1977, he wrote drama; the plays were much circulated in the literary milieus but were barred from staging. In September 1987, Visniec left Romania for France, where he was granted political asylum. He started writing in French and began working for Radio France Internationale. At the present time, Visniec has had many of his works staged in France, and some twenty of his plays written in French are published (Actes Sud-Papier, L'Harmattan, Lansman). His plays have been staged in more than 20 countries. In Romania, after the fall of Communism, Matei Visniec has become one of the most frequently performed authors. The work of Matei Visniec has been represented in London by the performance "The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War", staged at the Young Vic Theatre, in November 2000. The play received rave reviews in the British newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian. "The Story of the Panda Bears told by a Saxophonist who has a Girlfriend in Frankfurt" has been performed at the Edinburgh Festival (August 2005). The production is by Rouge28 Theatre, London. In Unites States, the work of Matei Visniec has been represented in New York, Chicago, New Jersey and Hollywood.
Adaptation / Translations of Plays by Matei Visniec
Body Of A Woman As A Battlefield In The Bosnian War, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55128 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Body Of A Woman As A Battlefield In The Bosnian War, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
Company: | Reality Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #32358 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | The setting is a Nato medical facility on the German border where two women come together in the aftermath of the war. The play encompasses the Bosnian war, victimised women, Balkan man and the Freudian nature of resurgent nationalism. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | public reading at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago | 2005 | ||||
Company: | the "Playing French" Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83680 | |||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
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But What Shall We Do With The Cello? | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55121 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Chekhov Machine | ||
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Company: | funded by Association Beaumarchais - Societe Auteurs et compositeurs dramatique | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39988 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
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Chekhov Machine, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Open Fist Theatre Company, Hollywood, USA | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42987 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Parts other: | large cast | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | Playwright Matei Visniec says "Why The Chekhov Machine? Because his theatre is a machine to crush destiny. I propose a look at this machine, a modest guided tour into the entrails of the beast in order to see how it works, why it never stops, why its victims protest so rarely, why Chekhov himself allows himself to be devoured by this machine." | |||||
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History Of Pandas Told By A Saxophonist Who Has A Girlfriend In Frankfurt, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55130 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Horses At The Window | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55122 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Horses at the Window | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83676 | |||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
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How To Explain The History Of Communism To Mental Patients | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Open Fist Theatre, Los Angeles | 2000 | ||||
Company: | funded by a grant from Etant donnes | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39989 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
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How To Explain The History Of Communism To Mental Patients | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55124 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec. Translated by Jeremy Lawrence and Catherine Popesco | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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How to explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients | ||
| 1st Produced: | Open Fist Theatre Company, Hollywood | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83681 | |||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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King, The Rat And The King's Fool, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55131 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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King, the Rat and the King's Fool, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83682 | |||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Paparazzi or Chronicle of an aborted Sunrise | ||
| 1st Produced: | public reading at the Actor's Studio in New York | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83684 | |||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Paparazzi, or Chronicle Of An Aborted Sunrise | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55126 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Paris Attic overlooking Death, A | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83675 | |||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pockets Full Of Bread | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55127 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pockets full of Bread | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83677 | |||
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Progress | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Immigrants Theatre Project | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #58773 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | About the after-effects of the 1990s civil war in the Balkans, seen through the return of one refugee family to their ruined home, and their struggle to recover their lives. A society where old laws no longer apply becomes the crucible for attempts to reclaim or create a new identity and sense of belonging.< /br>nytheatre.com | |||||
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Story of the Panda Bears told by a Saxophonist who has a Girlfriend in Frankfurt, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh Festival | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83679 | |||
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Three Nights With Madox | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55133 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Three Nights with Madox | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83678 | |||
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What shall we do with the Cello? | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83685 | |||
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Word Progress On My Mother's Lips Doesn't Ring True, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55132 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Matei Visniec | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Word Progress on my Mother's Lips doesn't ring true, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83683 | |||
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