Queer Performances in Public Theatres in Romania Today.Perspectives of Young Theatre Directors: CatincaDrăgănescu, Eugen Jebeleanu, Leta Popescu

Romanian theatre directors of the young generation (between 30- 40 years old) are proposing more and more, queer themes and topics in the public theatres where they create and work. We aim to analyse the motivations, working methods and values of three representatives of this generation in relation to their approach to this type of issue. For Eugen Jebeleanu (Fight and Metamorphosis (2024), La Ronde (2023), I Had an Orchard (2023)) queer representations represent a political and programmatic statement, while Leta Popescu (Bujor, 2023) makes them for reasons of empathy towards the lgbqia+ community in Romania. Finally, Catinca Drăgănescu's queer representations (Let them die stupid, 2023) appear when she takes on the theme of identity and identity quests as part of her wider artistic research. This diversity of perspectives we believe, enriches and establishes queer culture as part of Romanian culture, including enriching queer studies in the area of Theatre and performing arts.