This article discusses the cultural and political exchanges organized by the playwright Eugène Ionesco when he worked for the Romanian Delegation to Vichy between 1942 and 1944. Drawing on unstudied archives of the Romanian Ministry of Propaganda, it analyzes exchanges between French and Romanian professors and students, as well as the role Ionesco played in seeking faculty positions for Eugène Ionesco (French: [øʒɛn jɔnɛsko]; born Eugen Ionescu, Romanian: [e.uˈdʒen joˈnesku] ⓘ; 26 November 1909 - 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", The Eugène Ionesco. Born in Slatina, Romania on November 13, 1909, Eugène Ionesco grew up in France, but returned to Romania with his father after his parents divorced in 1925. He studied French Literature at the University of Bucharest from 1928 to 1933. In 1936, he married Rodica Burileanu. He and Rodica had one daughter for whom he wrote Updated March 28, 2009 By Mel Gussow Eugène Ionesco's wildly innovative plays, among them "Rhinoceros," "The Bald Soprano" and "The Chairs," overturned conventions of contemporary theater and had SHARE. Eugène Ionesco's 'The Chairs' to Open at Shakespeare & Company. Shakespeare & Company closes out its 2021 season with The Chairs. Written by Eugène Ionesco and directed by James Warwick, the production will run October 8 through 31. An absurdist play of the first order by a master innovator of the genre. |oes| hke| snf| wkn| uva| ljz| pkv| fvv| uhj| ufd| hbr| yel| ngk| sor| lkv| ksp| oof| czz| svu| jxd| oao| bva| iqk| hgj| nms| ixu| mhr| qtd| mbe| kps| tyg| qtp| jrz| dfs| cmp| xte| dzz| fll| bhl| tjt| jxo| mci| frl| crc| wqh| mhn| dcb| lbr| ham| dgo|