Leokadia Serafinowicz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leokadia Serafinowicz

children's theater director (b. 1915, d. 2007)

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1915

Place of Birth: Jonava, Kaunas County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 24-Nov-2007

Profession: film director, puppeteer, theater director

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Leokadia Serafinowicz was an artist and promoter of Polish puppet theater and Theater for Young Audiences (TYA).
She was a puppeteer, director, scenographer, and a writer of scenarios as well as theater and film adaptations.
She served as director and art director at the Teatr Lalki i Aktora (Actor and Puppet Theater) "Marcinek" in Poznan from 1960 to 1976, making it one of the most prestigious puppet theaters of its time.
She was a co-founder and the first president of ASSITEJ Poland (1981–1982), and an honorary member of UNIMA (from 2000).. She initiated a number of events featuring Polish puppet theater and TYA, including the Biennial of Art for Children which has been taking place in Poznan since 1973.
She received a number of awards both for her artistic work and for her organizational and promotional efforts, including the Gold Medal of the 20th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (1971), the Order of the Smile (1978) and the Order of Polonia Restituta, or the Officer's Cross (1985).She died on 24 November 2007 in Puszczykowo, Poland.