Intertextual Projections in the Theater of Matei Vișniec. Case Study

Matei Visniec’s theater is a process of dialogue with other writers and other literary works. Intertextual projections are also present in the play „Attic in Paris overlooking death” through quotes, allusions and a subtle parody. Beyond Visniec’s admiration for the Cioranian opera, the play reveals an identity problem present both in Cioran and Visniec, namely the profile of the Romanian writer exiled in France. We witness a metamorphosis of the philosopher Cioran into the character through memory loss. The presence of quotations from the philosopher’s work denotes in the dramatic work a genuine generic and linguistic hybridization, while the use of cinematographic projections in a stage performance leads to a cultural and artistic symbiosis.