Małgorzata Szczęśniak (born 1954) is a Polish stage and costume designer. She worked with director

Krzysztof Warlikowski Krzysztof Warlikowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 26 May 1962) is a Polish theatre director. He is the creator and artistic director of Nowy Teatr (New Theatre) in Warsaw. Biography He studied history, philosophy and Romance languages at th ...

on most of his plays. She graduated in psychology from

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. Then she studied at

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, from which she graduated in 1984. She is perhaps best known as the author of spaces and costumes in Krzysztof Warlikowski’s performances. The artists have been working together since their student years. Currently they are a marriage. Szczęśniak's works were displayed at various exhibitions; in 1990 at Prague Quadriennale, in 1994 at Young Stage Designers' Exhibition in

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, in 2007 again at Prague Quadriennale, in 2008 at "La Bellone" center in

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and in 2013 at Nowy Teatr in

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. On July 1, 2015 she was awarded by the

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with a Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. In 2021, she received the International Opera Award for best designer.

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Polish scenic designers Polish costume designers Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts alumni Jagiellonian University alumni Living people 1954 births {{Poland-bio-stub