Plesna skupina EnKnapGroup (EKG)
Metelkova 6, Zaloška 61 (office), SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 620 8784
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EnKnapGroup (EKG)
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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
Performances and collaborating artists
EnKnapGroup has collaborated with numerous internationally acclaimed contemporary dance choreographers and theatre directors. One of the main orientations of the group in the first part of its existence was an articulation of different stage genres and poetics, which they undertook by working with renowned choreographers such as Matjaž Farič in Order [Ukaz] (2008), Andreja Rauch in Celebration [Praznovanje] (2007), Claudia de Serpa Soares in Raw [Surovo] (2009), and Mala Kline and theatre director Tomi Janežič in the site-specific project Romeo and Public [Romeo in publika] (2008).
In 2012, Iztok Kovač choreographed Ottetto (8 Swings for His Highness), a piece for 14 performers (besides the dancers, also 8 musicians and a conductor) built around the composition Octet, a 16-minute musical delicacy by Igor Stravinsky from 1923, which relied heavily on visual elements (videography, set and light design). Also in 2012, the group collaborated with Rosana Hribar & Gregor Luštek and Csaba Molnár in a double bill performance '68 that addressed the question of revolution, personal engagement, freedom, and possibilities of resistence. The group's latest piece Phobia [Fobija] (2015), a complex intertwinement of dance, theatre, and live music, choreographed by Guy Weizman and Roni Haver and co-produced by Club Guy & Roni and Slagwerk Den Haag, premiered at the 2015 edition of Noordezon, Performance Arts Festival in the Netherlands.
Aiming to address the possibilities of the dance medium as a practice that may augment theatrical expressivity, the group often collaborates with theatre directors, such as Sebastijan Horvat, with whom they have created the performance Decision [Ukrep], based on the once "forbidden text" of the same title by Bertolt Brecht, which was reconstructed in 2013 with the new cast; Bojan Jablanovec of Via Negativa in Cut Out [Črtano] (2009); Matjaž Zupančič in the theatre-dance performance 20th Century Fog [Megla stoletja] (2014), exploring the paradoxes underlying the cultural landscape of possibly one of the most puzzling centuries, which also opened the 2015 edition of the Maribor Theatre Festival. The current and former casts of the group also appear the newest film by Kovač and Sašo Podgoršek Vashava (2014), which premiered at the Festival of Slovenian Film.
In 2013, the group created a highly successful didactic performance event Beware, Dance! [Pozor, hud ples!], directed by Iztok Kovač, which inventively demonstrated creative procedures of contemporary dance and was in 2015 expanded to include the international history and prominent figures of contemporary dance in Take a Chance on Dance [Pozor, hud ples 2].
EnKnapGroup was formed via two auditions in 2007 and 2010. Presently consisting of five regular members, the cast was extended in 2015 within the project EKG+, ensemble for contemporary dance, implemented through the instrument New Career Perspectives II, which is partly financed by the European Union.
Touring
EKG's larger productions have toured extensively and have been shown at prominent performance art festivals throughout Europe, including Internationale Tanztage (Oldenburg), Contemporary Dance Week (Zagreb), Tanz im August (Berlin), Bratislava in Movement (Bratislava), Festival Free Heel (Levigne), Culturescapes Festival (Basel, Bern, and Churn), Infant Festival (Novi Sad), International Festival of Contemporary Art 4+4 Days in Motion (Prague), etc.
EKG's performances are also shown at Gibanica (Moving Cake) Festival of Slovene Dance.
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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