Petrika Ionesco (born Petrică Ionescu; 13 October 1946) is a
Romanian-born French stage director, scenic designer and playwright.In
1970 he graduated from the "Ion Luca Caragiale" Theatrical Arts
Academy in Bucharest, and in the same year he defected while touring
Italy.[1]After living in France for about a year, he went to the USA
in 1971 (at the invitation of stage director Ellen Stewart), and then
hitchhiked around the world before returning to Paris. There he met
Fernando Arrabal, who invited him to London to stage his play Et ils
passèrent des menottes aux fleurs ("And They Put Handcuffs on the
Flowers").He has staged plays in France, Great Britain, Germany,
Irland, Romania, Switzerland, etc.[2]
Romanian-born French stage director, scenic designer and playwright.In
1970 he graduated from the "Ion Luca Caragiale" Theatrical Arts
Academy in Bucharest, and in the same year he defected while touring
Italy.[1]After living in France for about a year, he went to the USA
in 1971 (at the invitation of stage director Ellen Stewart), and then
hitchhiked around the world before returning to Paris. There he met
Fernando Arrabal, who invited him to London to stage his play Et ils
passèrent des menottes aux fleurs ("And They Put Handcuffs on the
Flowers").He has staged plays in France, Great Britain, Germany,
Irland, Romania, Switzerland, etc.[2]
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