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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.
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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
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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
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29 Apr 2024
"Gran Bolero", a dance performance by Jesús Rubio Gamo, coproduced by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Dance Ansambel Zagreb.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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,
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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
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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24 Jan 2014
25 Jan 2014
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30 Oct 2013
14 Nov 2013
The performance Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness) and workshops by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the Culturescapes Festival
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20 Oct 2013
Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the International festival of contemporary dance Bratislava in Movement,
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21 Aug 2013
22 Aug 2013
Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the
at the Tanz im August Festival
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3 Jun 2013
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15 Apr 2013
16 Apr 2013
Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the 11th Internationale Tanztage
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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
History
The international dance group En-Knap met for the first time in 1993 in Leuven, Belgium, under the wing of the production managing house Stuc and the Klapstuk Festival. There choreographer, dancer and film artist Iztok Kovač created the performance How I Caught a Falcon, which received awards from Time Out Magazine and at the Grand Prix International Video Dance in Stockholm. He subsequently moved back to Ljubljana and founded the En-Knap Dance Group and its own production house, En-Knap Productions, a non-for-profit cultural institution which has been based in Ljubljana since 1994. In 2007 a professional EnKnapGroup (EKG) was established - via an audition the five dancers were selected: two are coming from Slovenia, others from Slovakia, Turkey and the UK.
Programme
The group's founder Iztok Kovač has choreographed a number of dance productions, as well as four films featuring over 100 artists from Europe, America and Asia. Well-known projects choreographed by Kovač include Spread Your Wings (You Clumsy Elephant) (Prešeren Foundation Award in 1994), Sting and String - First Touch (First Prize for Best Choreography at the Suzanne Dellal International Dance Competition 1996 in Tel Aviv), Codes of Cobra, Far From Sleeping Dogs, Emanatio Protei, The Perfect Step?, Hu Die, The Cast of Die and SKIN. Well known Slovene dancers started in the framework of En-Knap: Maja Delak, Mala Kline, Andreja Rauch, etc. In 2005 the Cankarjev dom hosted the En Knap production 'Mozart - Hype as I Wanna Be' by choreographer Iztok Kovač. The production featured international dancers Valeria Garre, Alexander Gottfarb, Carmen Larraz, Marc de Pablo, Snježana Premuš and Milan Tomašik. The music was written by composer Tomaž Grom.
The company has introduced and established its own aesthetics inside the European space and has attracted many acclaimed co-producers abroad. The production of the performance Codes of Cobra was EU funded within the Kaleidoscope programme of 1997. Since 1991 there have been over 400 reruns of En-Knap productions and films which were presented on most better-known international dance stages and festivals, they have also received numerous international and domestic awards.
Projects
En-Knap member Maja Delak, who also choreographs her own performances (Gina & Miovanni, 6agon, Mezzanino) implemented an official secondary school-level programme with a specialisation in contemporary dance at the Pre-School Education and Grammar School, Ljubljana. In 2005 she also established her own non-governmental cultural institution Emanat, Dance Production and Education.
En-Knap also offers dance training, workshops and dance research for dancers and performers from Slovenia and abroad taught by En-Knap members, local dancers and choreographers and international guest instructors at their training hall.
A formation of the further group of young dancers (18-20 y.o.) is in plan as soon as conditions are met.
International cooperation
The company has co-operated with many acclaimed internatioanl co-producers such as Hebbel-Theatre, Berlin, The Place, London, Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Springdance Festival, Utrecht, Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Gent, Szene, Salzburg, TanzBremen, Bremen, Podewil/TanzWerkstatt, Berlin, Joint Adventures, Munich, Luzerntanz, Luzern and CNDC L´Esquisse, Angers. The production of the performance Codes of Cobra was EU funded within the Kaleidoscope programme of 1997.
En-Knap Institute was the main organiser of the project CIMET-Cultural Intersections, Mobility, Education and Tradition, funded by Culture 2000 Programme. Two other En-Knap members, Andreja Rauch (Rebeka, 2002) and Mala Kline also teach there and have started creating works produced by Zavod En-Knap.
En-Knap is a member of the Informal European Theatre Meeting (IETM).
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