Xymena Zaniewska Chwedczuk

Xymena Zaniewska-Chwedczuk ([ksɨˈmɛna zaˈɲɛfska ˈxfɛtt͡ʂuk]; July 4, 1924 – February 12, 2016) was a Polish scenographer, architect, fashion designer, and interior designer, born in Poznań. From 1958–1981, she was the main scenographer of Telewizja Polska (Polish Television).

Zaniewska-Chwedczuk often collaborated with her husband, M. Chwedczuk, also a scenographer.

Zaniewska-Chwedczuk died in Warsaw on February 12, 2016 at the age of 91.

Selected works

Her most notable scenographies include:

Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy (Warszawski Teatr Dramatyczny; 1969)

Stanisław Moniuszko's Śpiewnik domowy (Songbook for Home Use) (Teatr Narodowy; 1982)

Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata (Teatr Wielki, Poznań; 1983)