Enrique Lanz

Enrique Lanz (Granada, 1964) has directed the company Etcétera since 1981, establishing it as a leading name in puppet and object theatre closely connected with music. His early productions, Sypnosis and Trans, were presented at major international festivals. In 1997 he directed Peter and the Wolf, which received the National Teatralia Award for Best Children’s Production in 1999 and has since been performed throughout Spain, Europe and the Americas. Music has remained central to his stage work, with productions including La serva padrona, The Story of Babar, Dreaming the Carnival of the Animals, Master Peter’s Puppet Show and The Brave Little Tailor. His work on Master Peter’s Puppet Show earned him the Barcelona opera critics’ award for Best Stage Director of the 2008–09 season. His career also encompasses teaching, exhibition curation and audiovisual creation.