Link to a short bio in French Link to a short bio in Dutch Link to a short bio in Italian Link to an High resolution Photo Link to an High resolution Photo Link to an article on Enrico Bagnoli on "ProScenium" (In Dutch) Link to an article on Enrico Bagnoli on "De Tijd" (In Dutch) Link to an article on Enrico Bagnoli on "L'Echo" (In French) Some samples of Enrico's creations: Euripide's "Trojans woman" Lewis Carrol's "Trough the Looking Glass" Alexander Scriabin's PROMETHEUS John Cage's "Song Books" Eisler's "Le chant des ténèbres" Histoire de Babar L'enfant te le sortileges Peer Gynt Magic Box Ismene

He starts working in theatre in 1979. From 1985 he works mainly as a lighting designer, but also as set designer and director of Le chant des ténèbres (1997), Histoire de Babar (2000),L'enfant te le sortileges (2001) , Peer Gynt (2003). , Ismene (2008). He has signed since now more then 200 shows in many european theatres; among the others:

Theatre Projects:

with Thierry Salmon: IL PASSAGGIO, from "Un barrage sur le Pacifique" by M. Duras (1985); PREMESSE ALLE TROIANE, from Les Troyennes by Euripide (1986); A. DA AGATHA , from Agatha by M. Duras (1986); LA SIGNORINA ELSE, by A. Schnitzler(1987). He creates some gas-spots, used in the different phases of LE TROIANE by Euripide. He develops a system of sun-lighting for the Dostoyevski project, ending in 1992 with the show DES PASSIONS from "The Demons" ; MADAME MARGUERITE (1995), FAUSTAE TABULAE (1995).

with Sosta Palmizi: IL CORTILE (1985); TUFO (1986).

with Raoul Ruiz : EDIPO IPERBOREO (1989); I MAGHI (1990), Text and direction by Raoul Ruiz.

with Amos Gitai : METAMORFOSI DI UNA MELODIA, Direction by Amos Gitai, with Hanna Schygulla and Samuel Fuller.

with Elio De Capitani (Elfo theatre): IL POZZO DEI PAZZI, by Franco Scaldati (1990); LA SPOSA DI MESSINA, by Friedrich Schiller (1990); IL RISVEGLIO BY PRIMAVERA, by Frank Wedekind, (1991).

with Ferdinando Bruni (Elfo theatre): LEONCE E LENA, by Georg Buchner (1990); UNE SAISON EN ENFER, by Arthur Rimbaud (1990).

with Isabelle Pousseur : SI L'ETE' REVENAIT, by Arthur Adamov (1991); LE SONGE, by August Strindberg (1991), QUAI OUEST, by B.M Koltes (2000).

with Jacques Delcuvellerie : PENTY 2, from Kleist (1994); LA MERE, by Bertold Brecht (1995).

with Luk Perceval : O'NEILL (1994), TEN OORLOG (1997) , FRANCISKA (1998), AARS(2000), L. KING OF PAIN(2002), MACBETH (2004).

with Guy Cassiers (Het Toneelhuis Antwerp) : DE SLEUTEL (1998), ANNA KARENINA (1999), THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO DOORS (2001), PROUST 1 DE KANT VAN SWANN (2003), PROUST 2 DE KANT VAN ALBERTINE (2003),PROUST 3 DE KANT VAN CHARLUS (2004), PROUST 4 DE KANT VAN MARCEL (2005), HERSENSCHIMMEN (2005), ONEGIN (2006), MEFISTO (2006), AN HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10,5 CHAPTERS(2007), WOLFSKERS(2007), DE GERUCHTEN(2008), ATROPA(2008), THE HOUSE OF THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES(2009)

with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Het Toneelhuis Antwerp) :AN HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10,5 CHAPTERS(2007), ORIGINE (2008)

Musical Projects:

TOSCA direction by S. Sequi (1985); BOHEME directed by L. Alberti (1985).

with Alain Maratrat : EXERCICES DE CONVERSATION ET DE DICTION FRANCAISE POUR ETUDIANTS AMERICAINS, By Eugene Ionesco, music by Isabelle Aboulker (1990); PASSEPORT MUSICAL POUR PARIS, music by Isabelle Aboulker, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich (1990), ZARZUELA! HISTORIA DE UN PATIO, concept by Alita Baldi, text by Jean-Claude Carriere (1992).

with Giorgio Marini : PERSEO E ANDROMEDA, from Jules Laforgue, music by Salvatore Sciarrino (1991); NARCISO music by Aldo Clementi, conducted by Gabriele Ferro (1992).

with Marianne Pousseur : DIALOGUE ENTRE L'HUITRE ET L'AUTRUCHE, from Lewis Carroll, directed by Christophe Galland, (1990), L'AIR FRAIS DES JARDINS PUBLICS (1991), SONG BOOKS (1996) by John Cage, Le chant des ténèbres (1997), Histoire de Babar (2000), L'enfant te le sortileges (2001) By Maurice Ravel, Peer Gynt (2003) By Ibsen and Grieg. For technical creation of this show he has been named for the Prix du Théatre 2004., Magic Box by « La boîte à joujoux » and « Children’s corner » byClaude Debussy

with  Isabelle Pousseur  : COSI FAN TUTTE conducted by Claire Gibault, (1995).

with Alita Baldi : HERCULES opera by G.F. Haendel, conducted by Jean Claude Malgoire, (1993).

with Het Muziek Lod : THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO DOORS (2001) opera by Khris Defoort, directed by Guy Cassiers, CARA MIA music by Dick van der Harst, (2004), YERMA (2005), ONEGIN (2006)

with Guy Cassiers (Ro Theatre Rotterdam) : THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO DOORS (2001), DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER; opera by Richard Wagner Bruxelles La Monnaie (2005), THE HOUSE OF THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES;(2009) DAS RHEINGOLD; opera by Richard Wagner Teatro Alla Scala (2010),