Kató Szőnyi
Kató Szőnyi (born December 19, 1918 in Budapest ; † December 24, 1989 there ) was a Hungarian director who worked mainly in the field of puppet theater .
Life
After attending the State Drama School, she completed her training as a participant in the seminars of the Czech puppeteer Jan Malík in Prague . She worked at the Mesebarlang Puppet Theater in Budapest and from 1949 was a member of the then newly founded State Puppet Theater ( Állami Bábszínház ). From 1955 to 1958 she worked as a director and director of the State Puppet Theater in Győr ( Győri Állami Bábszínház ). From 1958 until the end of her life, she took over the direction of the State Puppet Theater in Budapest.
She also worked as a spokesperson for the production of puppet cartoons and was involved in the training of puppeteers as well as in UNIMA .
Directorial work (selection)
- Béla Bartók : The wood-carved prince
- Béla Bartók: The wonderful mandarin
- Zoltán Kodály : Háry János
- Sándor Petőfi : János vitéz
- William Shakespeare : A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Igor Stravinsky : Petrushka
- Dezső Szilágyi: Ezüstfurulya
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : The Nutcracker
- Mihály Vörösmarty : Csongor és Tünde
Awards
- Mari Jászai Prize , 1960
- Magyarország Érdemes Művésze díj , 1967
- Magyarország Kiváló Művésze díj , 1978
literature
- József Kisgergely: A bábjátékok varázslója. Elaludt a mesemondó. Obituary in: Pest Megyei Hírlap , December 27, 1989.
Web links
- Szőnyi Kató , in Magyar Színházművészeti Lexicon ( Hungarian )
- Győri Állami Bábszínház , in Magyar Színházművészeti Lexicon (Hungarian)
- Kató Szőnyi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szőnyi, Kató |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1989 |
| Place of death | Budapest |