Plesna skupina EnKnapGroup (EKG)
Metelkova 6, Zaloška 61 (office), SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 620 8784
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Past Events
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23 Jun 2024
A performance of "Gran Bolero", conceptualised and choreographed by Jesús Rubio Gamo and performed by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Zagreb Dance Company. Supported by Ministry of Culture.
4 Jun 2024
A performance of "Gran Bolero", conceptualised and choreographed by Jesús Rubio Gamo and performed by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Zagreb Dance Company. Supported by Ministry of Culture.
at the Klagenfurt Festival
12 May 2024
A performance of "Superfluous - Odvečni", based on the famous essay by Ilija Trojanow and conceptualised by EnKnapGroup (EKG). Supported by Ministry of Culture and Department of Culture of Municipality of Ljubljana.
at the Rollercoaster
29 Apr 2024
"Gran Bolero", a dance performance by Jesús Rubio Gamo, coproduced by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Dance Ansambel Zagreb.
20 Apr 2024
"Superfluous - Odvečni", an original dance performance by EnKnapGroup (EKG) with an international cast. Supported by Ministry of Culture and Municipality of Ljubljana.
20 Sep 2019
21 Sep 2019
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
at the Fringe Arts Festival
13 Sep 2019
14 Sep 2019
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
24 Aug 2019
The audiovisual project From Blacksmith to Miner, based on selected scenes from EnKnapGroup (EKG) dance films featuring live concert by Bratko Bibič, Vid Drašler, and Eduardo Raon, produced by En-Knap Productions and Alcedo Institute,
at the Filmestival Neue Heimatfilm
23 Aug 2019
24 Aug 2019
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
3 Aug 2019
4 Aug 2019
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
at the Aichi Triennial
12 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
6 Dec 2018
8 Dec 2018
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
28 Nov 2018
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US))with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
16 Aug 2018
18 Aug 2018
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel
20 Jul 2018
The performance Dark Union by the EnKnapGroup (EKG), choreographed by Josef Nadj and produced by En-Knap Productions,
at the Dance and Non-Verbal Theatre Festival San Vincenti
14 Mar 2018
16 Mar 2018
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
at the Hong Kong Arts Festival
2 Mar 2018
3 Mar 2018
Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
14 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018
Pursuit of happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions and co-produced by the Théâtre de la Ville,
12 Jan 2018
14 Jan 2018
Pursuit of happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
at the Under The Radar Festival
13 Oct 2017
14 Oct 2017
Pursuit of happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,
at the Steirischer Herbst
26 Mar 2017
Falcon!, a performance by Janez Janša and Iztok Kovač, produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and co-produced by Maska Institute,
at the Tanzmainz Festival
23 Mar 2017
Falcon!, a performance by Janez Janša and Iztok Kovač, produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and co-produced by Maska Institute, followed by a discussion with the performers
20 Aug 2015
22 Aug 2015
Phobia, performed also by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and produced by En-Knap Productions, at the Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival Groningen
15 Oct 2014
Falcon!, a performance by Janez Janša and Iztok Kovač, produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and co-produced by Maska Institute, at the 19th International Festival of Contemporary Art 4+4 Days in Motion
24 Jan 2014
25 Jan 2014
30 Oct 2013
14 Nov 2013
The performance Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness) and workshops by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the Culturescapes Festival
20 Oct 2013
Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the International festival of contemporary dance Bratislava in Movement,
21 Aug 2013
22 Aug 2013
Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the
at the Tanz im August Festival
3 Jun 2013
15 Apr 2013
16 Apr 2013
Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the 11th Internationale Tanztage
15 Oct 2011
22 Oct 2011
Not Made for Flying by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Deja Donne Company at the
at the 4+4 Days in Motion Performing Arts Festival
Production and international cooperation
Since its establishment in 2007, EnKnapGroup, a company of remarkable and diversely skilled dancers and performers under the artistic direction of choreographer Iztok Kovač, collaborated with a large number of (internationally) renowned contemporary dance choreographers and theatre directors, creating a considerable body of critically acclaimed work.
Initially, the group aimed at expanding its stage vocabulary by working with authors of different genres and poetics, such as choreographers, besides the group’s artistic leader Iztok Kovač, also Matjaž Farič, Andreja Rauch, Rosana Hribar & Gregor Luštek, Claudia de Serpa Soares, Mala Kline and theatre directors Tomi Janežič, Sebastijan Horvat, Bojan Jablanovec of Via Negativa, and Matjaž Zupančič. Since the start, En-Knap Productions has also enabled the group’s members to create and present their independent work and has thus far produced projects by Ana Štefanec, Tamás Tuza, Luke Thomas Dunn, etc.
EnKnapGroup have collaborated with many prominent and sought-after new names in European dance, such as Guy Nader & Maria Campos, Adrienn Hód, Guy Weizman & Roni Haver, as well as with Pavol Liska & Kelly Copper of Nature Theater of Oklahoma and Trisha Brown Dance Company, both USA. In 2018, EKG marked its 10th anniversary with a premiere of Dark Union, a continuation of the group’s collaboration with the world renowned choreographer and artist Josef Nadj.
In Slovenia, EKG's shows have been presented at Gibanica (Moving Cake) Festival of Slovene Dance, Ljubljana Festival, as well as the Maribor Theatre Festival, alongside extensive international touring to world-class venues and festivals, including Under the Radar Festival (New York, USA), Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Kaaitheater (Brussels), Hong Kong Arts Festival, Noordezon, Performance Arts Festival (Netherlands), Rotterdamse Schouwburg (Netherlands), Staatstheater Mainz (Germany), Nitra Festival (Slovakia), Steirischer Herbst Festival (Austria), HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin (Germany), Festspiele Ludwigshafen (Germany), kING Ingelheim (Germany), National Theater in Podgorica (Montenegro), Contemporary Dance Week (Croatia), Tanz im August (Berlin), Bratislava in Movement (Slovakia), Culturescapes Festival (Switzerland), etc.
Holding auditions every few years, EnKnapGroup is presently consisting of six regular members. In 2015 the cast was extended within the project EKG+, ensemble for contemporary dance, implemented through the instrument New Career Perspectives II, which is partly financed by the European Union.
Performances for children
Iztok Kovač and the group have also created children’s performances, developed with the musician Tomaž Grom, and didactic performance events: Beware, Dance! [Pozor, hud ples!], which inventively demonstrated creative procedures of contemporary dance and was expanded to include the international history and prominent figures of contemporary dance in Take a Chance on Dance [Pozor, hud ples 2].
Trailer of the dance-theatre site-specific project Romeo and Public, 2008
See also
External links
- En-Knap website
- En-Knap channel on YouTube
- EnKnapGroup on Archive.org
- Article from UrbanBuddhaMusic blog about Iztok Kovač's and Sašo Podgoršek's new dance film in the making, Vašhava
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