Elena Žekienė was born in Pakruojis region on October 20, 1937. After graduating from Vilnius Conservatory in 1958 she acted at Kaunas Young Spectator’s Theatre, in 1959-1962 – at Kaunas Drama Theatre, from 1963 she is working as an actress of Kaunas State Puppet Theatre. She is an actress honoured by the republic, winner of Baltic and Byelorussian puppet theatre festivals for three times. Presently she is the head of the Puppet Museum of Kaunas Puppet Theatre. She and Crow Klementina is the head of the TV broadcast for children “Samanta Inviting”.

Educational – spectacular events at the museum:

1996 – “Guesting at All Puppet’s Magician”

1997 – “Guesting at Rag-doll Onutė”

1998 – “Workshop of Rag-doll Onutė”

2003 – “Box of Tales”

“Birthday in the Puppet Museum”

2005 – “The Brave Hare” from December

Major roles at Kaunas Young Spectator’s and Drama Theatres:

1958 – STRAKALIUKAS - Kostas Kubilinskas “Strakaliukas and Makaliukas”. Director Petras Likša. KYST

1958 – ANTANUKAS - Juozas Baltušis “Cocks are Singing“. Director Petras Kubertavičius. KYST

1959 – GIEDRA - Regina Mikalauskaitė “Give Them Wings“. Director Petras Likša. KYST

1959 – SLAVA – S.Michalkov “Sombrero“. Director Petras Likša. KYST

1959 – MEILUTĖ - Sofija Čiurlionienė-Kymantaitė “Twelve Brothers Flying like Ravens”. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KDT

1959 – TOPSIKAS – Aleksej Arbuzov “Far Road”. Director Algimantas Galinis. KDT

1960 – NIURA – Aleksejs Arbuzov “It Happened in Irkutsk“. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KDT

1961 – STEP-DAUGHTER - S.Maršakas “Twelve Months“. Director Algimantas Galinis. KDT

1961 – SONIA - A.Boženka “Searchers for Deeds“. Director Stasys Motiejūnas. KDT

1962 - JULIA - N.Ivanteris “We were Boys as Well“. Directors Danutė Juronytė, Antanas Žekas. KDT

Roles at Kaunas State Puppet Theatre:

1963 – CHOZE - F.Zvanna “Small Bold People“. Director Algimantas Stankevičius. Artist Dionyzas Barauskas.

1963 – BUBOASA - O.Borodin “Diamond Dew“. Director Stasys Ratkevičius. Artist Dionyzas Barauskas.

1966 – TAMBO - Remigijus Markūnas “Tambo“. Director Stasys Ratkevičius. Artist Remigijus Markūnas.

1968 – SASHA – Pench Manchev “School of Hares“. Director Stasys Ratkevičius. Artist Vitalijus Mazūras.

1970 - ALI BABA - V.Maslov “Ali Baba and Burglars“. Director and artist V.Chovraliovas.

1971 – MUFAS - A.Popesku “Ray“. Director Stasys Ratkevičius. Artist Vitalijus Mazūras.

1975 - BLUE PETRIKAS – Diula Urban “Blue Dog“. Director Algimantas Stankevičius. Artist Jūratė Stauskaitė.

1977 – BOY- Janina Degutytė “I’m Searching for a Flute“. Director Stasys Ratkevičius. Artist Jūratė Stauskaitė.

1977 – PIGGY ČIUKAS - Turover “Piggy Čiukas“. Director Algimantas Stankevičius. Artist Jūratė Stauskaitė.

1980 – KUKURIEKUS – Atanas Močiūrovas “Merry Cocks”. Director Algimantas Stankevičius. Artist Vitalijus Mazūras.

1980 – ALIOŠA - J.Cionski “Black Hen or Underground Inhabitants“. Director Laima Jankauskaitė. Artist Nelė Poliakova.

1981 – TISTAS - J.Saar “Green-fingered Boy“. Director Laima Jankauskaitė. Artist Jūratė Račinskaitė.

1983 – CLOWN - A.Rozenfeld “Miraculous Fir-tree“. Director Algimantas Stankevičius. Artist Vitalijus Mazūras.

1983 – TAKSIS – Diula Urban “Secret of a Ducklings’ House“. Director Stasys Ratkevičius. Artist Jūratė Stauskaitė.

1984 – FILIMURAS – Hermanas Paukšas “Three Secrets of a Witch“. Director V.Matula. Artist Jūratė Račinskaitė.

1986 – PELICIJA - Sofija Čiurlionienė-Kymantaitė “In my Native Country“. Director Vida Savičiūnaitė. Artist Jūratė Stauskaitė.

1987 – RAG-DOLL ONUTĖ - Gražina Mareckaitė “Rag-doll Onutė“. Director Milda Brėdikytė. Artist Rosita Raud.

1987 - BEAR MIKIS - J.Todorovas „Gužutis’ Musicians“. Director Stasys Ratkevičius. Artist Jūratė Račinskaitė.

1989 – PARROT - Augustinas Gricius “Doctor Dolitlis and his Animals“. Director and artist Rimas Driežis.

1990 – MOTHER OF WINDS - R.Babrauskas “Garden of Heaven“. Director and artist Rimas Driežis.

1991 – GRANDSON- Vida Savičiūnaitė “Granddad and Grandson“. Director and artist Rimas Driežis.

1991 – GRANDMA - Antanas Gudelis “Granddad Sowed Corn under the Moon“. Director and artist Rimas Driežis.

Performances directed at Kaunas State Puppet Theatre:

1970 – P.Žemkauskas “Miraculous Stick”. Artist J.Valenta.

1973 – L.Docheva, D.Dimitrov “Santa Claus’ Dwarfs”. Artist G.Žalalis.

1974 – S.Ratkevičius “Each One Dances as One Can”. Artist J.Stauskaitė.

1992 – A.Žekas “History of Christmas Night”. Artist R.Daunoravičienė.

1995 – A.Žekas “Sleeping Beauty”. Artist V.Voverienė.

Trips:

Poland, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Latin American countries: Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Ecuador, Bolivia.