# Maria Gurevich

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{{Short description|Israeli puppet designer}}
'''Maria Gurevich''' ({{langx|he|מריה גורביץ}}; born October 8, 1964)<ref name="self">[https://www.mariadolls.com/ Maria Gurevich]website </ref> is an Israeli [puppet designer](/source/puppet_designer) known for creating puppets in many TV programs for children and adults, as well as in theatre plays and commercials.<ref name=nale>Naomi Lebanon-Keshet, [https://givatayimplus.co.il/magu75/ "התקבלתי לטלוויזיה וחיי השתנו מהקצה אל הקצה" מריה גורביץ – בובה של אמנית], ''Givatayim Plus'' magazine ([http://media.givatayimplus.co.il/I75/FBK a pdf of the printed magazine], December 16, 2020)</ref><ref>Валентина Крауклит, [http://babanata.ru/?p=3601 Гуревич Мария], ''ЗАПИСКИ О ХУДОЖНИКАХ'', April 12, 2013</ref>

In 1983 she graduated from the {{ill|Moscow College of Art|ru|Московское академическое художественное училище}}<ref name=self/><ref name=nale/> In 1990 she immigrated to Israel with her 10-month old son Dan, while son's father remained in the Soviet Union. Earlier her parents were permitted to emigrate, and they prepared an apartment for her in [Rehovot](/source/Rehovot). Later she moved to [Ramat Gan](/source/Ramat_Gan). She was earning her living by giving art lessons to children and manufacturing puppets for orders.<ref name=nale/>

On the third year in Israel she was invited to make puppets for the TV show [:he:המחסן של כאילו](/source/%3Ahe%3A%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%A1%D7%9F_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95) and her mouse "made from a floor rag" was used in [:he:גינת ההפתעות](/source/%3Ahe%3A%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%AA). After that she made puppets for many other TV shows.<ref name=nale/>

In addition, later she began teaching at the Puppet Theater Schools in [Holon](/source/Holon) and [Ramat Aviv](/source/Ramat_Aviv).<ref name=nale/>

She married Sergey and they had daughter  Esther-Arina ({{lang|he|אסתר-ארינה}}).<ref name=nale/>

A student of her founded a puppet company in New York, and she started receiving orders from him from many other countries.<ref name=nale/>

==TV shows==
Below is a list of TV shows that used Maria Gurevich's dolls
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*{{ill|Little Monsters (Israeli TV series)|lt=Little Monsters|he|מפלצות קטנות}} at [Channel 13](/source/Channel_13_(Israel))<ref name=nale/>
*2002-2003: {{ill|Dafna and Dudidu|he|דפנה ודודידו}}<ref name=nale/><ref>[https://www.ishim.co.il/m.php?s=דפנה+ודודידו דפנה ודודידו (2000-2005)]</ref>
*2021: [Parpar Nechmad](/source/Parpar_Nechmad), new dolls for the 2021 reboot<ref>Raz Schachnik, [https://www.yediot.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5681628,00.html תתחדש, בץ הבובות המקוריות נעלמו, ב"כאן חינוכית" יצרו בובות חדשות של גיבורי "פרפר נחמד" לקראת שובה של התוכנית]</ref>
*2022: {{ill|Eli the Cat|he|אלי החתול}}<ref>[https://www.ishim.co.il/m.php?s=אלי+החתול אלי החתול (2022)]</ref>

==Awards==
*2008: {{ill|Children and Youth Stage Award|he|פרס הבמה לילדים ונוער}} in puppet and accessory designer category<ref>[https://www.habama.co.il/Pages/Description.aspx?ArticleId=8219&Subj=6&Area=1 ההצגות "איה, אאוץ` אווה", "אורי" ו-"עץ הדומים תפוס" זכו בפרס ההצגות הטובות ביותר]</ref>
*2007: Children and Youth Stage Award in puppet and accessory designer category<ref>[https://www.ynet.co.il/article/3447618 "צבעים בחול" היא הצגת השנה לילדים]</ref>

==References==
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Category:Puppet designers
Category:Israeli women artists

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