Lidia Zamkow
Lidia Zamkow | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Lidia Zamków by Jerzy Makarewicz. (1942) | |
| Born | July 15, 1918 |
| Died | June 19, 1982 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Leszek Herdegen |
| Occupation | Theatre actress Director |
Lidia Zamkow (1918–1982) was a Polish theatre actress and director.
Biography[]
Lidia Zamkow was born on June 19 or July 15 (sources vary), 1918 in Rostov-on-Don. Until 1939 she was studying at the National Institute of Theatre Arts in Warsaw, and after World War II at the in Łódź (now Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy).
In 1944 she made her own actress' debut in the role of Isia in the Stanisław Wyspiański's Wedding on Polish Army Theatre in Lublin. In 1948 in Łódź she directed her first spectacle, Bolesław Prus' Omyłka. In the years of 1950–1952, 1957–1958 and the 1964–1972 she was an actress and director of Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków. During the years of 1953–1954 Zamkow was an artistic director of in Gdańsk. Then she was an actor and director of the Polish Army Theatre (now ) in Warsaw (1954–1957) and the in Kraków where she directed under pseudonym Słomczyńska (1958–1964). During the years of 1972–1974 she was a director of in Warsaw. In later years Zamkow collaborated with many theatres in Poland and directed spectacles for Teatr TV. In the years of 1950–1953 she was a lecturer of the State Academy of Drama in Łódź.
Zamkow died on June 19, 1982 in Warsaw.
Notable works[]
| Year | Play | Author | Theatre | Type | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | The Wedding | Stanisław Wyspiański | Polish Army Theatre, Lublin | Actor | Isia | Debut role |
| 1948 | Omyłka | Bolesław Prus | , Łódź | Director | — | Debut direction |
| 1953 | Barbarians | Maxim Gorky | , Gdańsk | Director | — | |
| 1958 | The Visit | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, Kraków | Director and Actor | Claire Zachanassian | |
| 1960 | Na dne | Maxim Gorky | , Kraków | Director | — | Under pseudonym Słomczyńska |
| 1962 | Mother Courage and Her Children | Bertolt Brecht | , Kraków | Director and Actor | Mother Courage | Under pseudonym Słomczyńska |
| 1963 | Caligula | Albert Camus | , Kraków | Director and Actor | Caesonia | Under pseudonym Słomczyńska |
| 1966 | Macbeth | William Shakespeare | Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, Kraków | Director and Actor | Lady Macbeth | |
| 1969 | The Wedding | Stanisław Wyspiański | Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, Kraków | Director | — | |
| 1972 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Ernest Hemingway | , Warsaw | Director | — |
References[]
- "Zamkow Lidia". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- "Zamkow Lidia". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- "Zamkow Lidia". filmpolski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-10-23.
External links[]
- "Zamkow Lidia - kariera teatralna". e-teatr.pl: polski wortal teatralny (in Polish).
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