Na knap Festival of Short Dance Form

Contact

Na knap. Festival kratke plesne forme

Metelkova ulica 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana

https://www.en-knap.com/produkcije/festival

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Phone386 (0) 40 122 163

Organised byEn-Knap Productions

Frequencyannual

Festival dates1.10.2026 - 3.10.2026

The performance Downriver (Andrea Boll & En–Knap) at Na knap Festival of Short Dance Form, 2025. Photo: Matevž Peršin

The Na knap Festival of Short Dance Form, founded in 2025 by the En-Knap Productions, is a contemporary dance festival that brings into dialogue dance on stage, on film, and in virtual reality. Conceived as a unique experiment, the festival explores what happens when these distinct media meet within a short, playful, and intense format. The short form here is not a limitation but a challenge – an opportunity to distill movement to its essence and invite audiences into concentrated encounters with dance in its many temporalities and technologies.

Venue and programme

The Na knap Festival is held anually at the Španski borci Culture Centre. Its innovation lies not only in combining different media but in how it curates their encounter. Screenings, live performances, and VR installations are woven into one temporal flow, allowing audiences to experience movement as a continuum — from the physical stage to digital space. This transmedial structure challenges conventional festival formats and redefines how dance can be experienced, archived, and discussed. Alongside a wide range of performances by international artists, Na knap also offers complementary activities, including dance workshops.

The festival is part of the Late Summer Festivals initiative, a joint platform that creates an alternative cultural map beyond the capital and invites audiences to embark on a summer festival “tour” across Slovenia. It brings together six festivals focused on dance, theatre, and film taking place in late summer, including the Front@ Contemporary Dance Festival, Mladi levi Festival, Ukrep - Festival of Dance Perspectives, Contemporary dance Platform, and the FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival.

See also

• En-Knap Productions

Gallery

The performance Zero (Company SIGA / Kwon Hyuk) at Na knap Festival, 2025. Photo: Žiga Koritnik

The performance Rest (Company SIGA / Lee Jae-young) at Na knap Festival, 2025. Photo: Žiga Koritnik

The performance Downriver (Andrea Boll & En–Knap) at Na knap Festival of Short Dance Form, 2025. Photo: Izak Kermc

The performance Downriver (Andrea Boll & En–Knap) at Na knap Festival of Short Dance Form, 2025. Photo: Matevž Peršin

The performance “human:tissue” (Anamaria Bagarič and Tajda Podobnik, produced by Dance Theatre Ljubljana) at Na knap Festival, 2025. Photo: Žiga Koritnik