Alina Obidniak
Alina Obidniak (29 June 1931 – 29 October 2021) was a Polish theatre director and actress.[1][2]
Alina Obidniak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1931 |
| Died | 29 October 2021 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Ludwik Solski Academy of Dramatic Art Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography National Film School in Łódź |
| Occupation(s) | stage director, actress |
| Years active | 1961-2010 |
| Honours | |
Life edit
Graduate of acting at the Ludwik Solski Academy of Dramatic Arts in Kraków, and film directing at the National Film School in Łódź and Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow in the class of Alexander Dovzhenko.[1]
Obidniak was an artistic director of the Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre in Kalisz (1964-1970) and Cyprian Kamil Norwid Theatre in Jelenia Góra (1973-1988, 2000), where she invited many renowned theatre directors including Krystian Lupa, Henryk Tomaszewski, Adam Hanuszkiewicz and Jean-Marie Pradier.[3][4] In 1978 theatre critics awarded the Norwid Theatre at Théâtre des Nations Festival in Caracas.[5] In 1983 she organised an early Festival of Street Theatre in Jelenia Góra.[6]
Since the 1950s, she has been a close friend and confidant of fellow theatre director Jerzy Grotowski.[1][7] In 1995, Obidniak received the title of Polish "Woman of Europe" from European Commission.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Zmarła Alina Obidniak, reżyserka teatralna i telewizyjna". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Alina Obidniak nie żyje". TVN24 (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Wrocław. Laur dla Aliny Obidniak". www.e-teatr.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Medal Gloria Artis dla ALINY OBIDNIAK!". www.nj24.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ a b "Jelenia Góra. Jubileusz Aliny Obidniak". www.e-teatr.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ Clive Barker; Simon Trussler (28 January 2002). New Theatre Quarterly 68: Volume 17. Cambridge University Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-521-00284-4.
- ^ Alina Obidniak: Pola energii. Wrocław: 2010. ISBN 978-83-923635-9-0.