EnKnapGroup (EKG)

Contact

Plesna skupina EnKnapGroup (EKG)

Metelkova 6, Zaloška 61 (office), SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.en-knap.com

office@en-knap.com

Phone386 (0) 1 620 8784

Managed byEn-Knap Productions

Events

Past events

• 23 Jun 2024

  CroatiaSplitCroatian National Theatre
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  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

  AustriaKlagenfurtBurggasse 8Klagenfurt Festival
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  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.

• 12 May 2024

  PolandKrakowCricoteka Centre for Documentation of The Art of Tadeusz KantorRollercoaster
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  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.

• 29 Apr 2024

  CroatiaZadarHrvatsko narodno kazalište Zadar
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  "Gran Bolero", a dance performance by Jesús Rubio Gamo, coproduced by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Dance Ansambel Zagreb.

• 20 Apr 2024

  CroatiaZagrebZagrebački Dance Center
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  "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

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  21 Sep 2019

  USAPhiladelphiaMandell TheaterFringe Arts Festival
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  Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,

• 13 Sep 2019

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  14 Sep 2019

  USAMinneapolisWalker Art Center (McGuire Theater)
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  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

  AustriaFreistadtSalzhofFilmestival Neue Heimatfilm
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  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,

• 23 Aug 2019

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  24 Aug 2019

  NorwayTrondheimRosendal Teater
  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

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  4 Aug 2019

  JapanNagoyaNagoya City Performing Arts CenterAichi Triennial
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  Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma, US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,

• 12 Dec 2018

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  14 Dec 2018

  FinlandEspooEspoo Cultural Centre
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  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

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  8 Dec 2018

  GermanyFrankfurt am MainKünstlerhaus Mousonturm
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  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

  BelgiumKortrijkThe Kortrijk Theater
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  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

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  18 Aug 2018

  SwitzerlandZürichNordZürcher Theater Spektakel
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  Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,

• 20 Jul 2018

  CroatiaSvetvinčenatCastleDance and Non-Verbal Theatre Festival San Vincenti
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  The performance Dark Union by the EnKnapGroup (EKG), choreographed by Josef Nadj and produced by En-Knap Productions,

• 14 Mar 2018

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  16 Mar 2018

  ChinaHong KongHK City HallHong Kong Arts Festival
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  Pursuit of Happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,

• 2 Mar 2018

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  3 Mar 2018

  BelgiumBrusselsKaaitheater
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  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

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  16 Feb 2018

  FranceParisThéâtre de la Cité internationale
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  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

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  14 Jan 2018

  USANew YorkNYU SkirballUnder The Radar Festival
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  Pursuit of happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,

• 13 Oct 2017

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  14 Oct 2017

  AustriaGrazHelmut List HalleSteirischer Herbst
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  Pursuit of happiness by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, Nature Theater of Oklahoma (US) with EnKnapGroup (EKG), produced by En-Knap Productions,

• 26 Mar 2017

  GermanyMainzStaadtheater MainzTanzmainz Festival
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  Falcon!, a performance by Janez Janša and Iztok Kovač, produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and co-produced by Maska Institute,

• 23 Mar 2017

  AustriaViennaTanzquartier Wien
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  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

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  22 Aug 2015

  NetherlandsGroningenRomeo Tent Nooderplantsoen
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  Phobia, performed also by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and produced by En-Knap Productions, at the Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival Groningen

• 15 Oct 2014

  Czech RepublicPragueDivadlo Archa
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  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

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  25 Jan 2014

  BelgiumCharleroiLes Écuries - Charleroi Danses
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  Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG),

• 30 Oct 2013

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  14 Nov 2013

  SwitzerlandBasel, Bern, Chur
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  The performance Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness) and workshops by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the Culturescapes Festival

• 20 Oct 2013

  SlovakiaBratislava
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  Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the International festival of contemporary dance Bratislava in Movement,

• 21 Aug 2013

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  22 Aug 2013

  GermanyBerlinHAU1Tanz im August Festival
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  Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the

• 3 Jun 2013

  CroatiaZagrebMuseum of Contemporary ArtDance Week Festival
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  Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG)

• 15 Apr 2013

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  16 Apr 2013

  GermanyOldenburgKleines Haus
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  Ottetto (Eight Swings for His Highness), produced by EnKnapGroup (EKG), at the 11th Internationale Tanztage

• 15 Oct 2011

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  22 Oct 2011

  Czech RepublicPrague4+4 Days in Motion Performing Arts Festival
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  Not Made for Flying by EnKnapGroup (EKG) and Deja Donne Company at the

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EKG Group

The international dance company EnKnapGroup (EKG), founded in 2007 by Iztok Kovač and En-Knap Productions, is currently the only permanent professional ensemble for contemporary dance in Slovenia. Dedicated to producing fresh and engaging contemporary dance and theatre performances in collaboration with prominent choreographers and directors, EnKnapGroup’s work has been shown internationally to wide critical and audience acclaim.

Since 2009, the group has its permanent rehearsal spaces at the Španski borci Culture Centre, where they also present their newest works.

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.

EnKnapGroup s Trisha Brown Dance Company in Josefom Nadjem - trailer by knapeci on YouTube

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].

romeo and public // romeo in publika by whitecrossproduction on YouTube

Trailer of the dance-theatre site-specific project Romeo and Public, 2008

See also

• En-Knap Productions
• Španski borci Culture Centre

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

Gallery

Dance performance Surovo by EKG at Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station in Ljubljana

Dance performance Beware, Dance! at Španski borci Culture Centre in Ljubljana

EKG Group