En-knap d o o
Metelkova 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 430 6770
Iztok Kovač, Artistic director and company manager
Contact
Past Events
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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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16 Dec 2018
The performance Hero 2.0 by Uroš Kaurin and Vito Weis, produced by Moment Arts and Culture Association and En-Knap Productions,
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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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25 Nov 2018
1 Dec 2018
The performances The Idiots, directed by Nina Rajić Kranjac and produced by Mladinsko Theatre; Hero 2.0 by Uroš Kaurin and Vito Weis, produced by Moment Arts and Culture Association and En-Knap Productions; 365 Falls by Via Negativa; and a concert by Laibach,
at the Desiré Central Station
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10 Nov 2018
The performance Hero 2.0 by Uroš Kaurin and Vito Weis, produced by Moment Arts and Culture Association and En-Knap Productions,
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28 Sep 2018
6 Oct 2018
Alien Express by Žigan Krajnčan and Gašper Kunšek, produced by Flota Institute and co-produced by Dance Theatre Ljubljana, and Hero 2.0 by Uroš Kaurin and Vito Weis, produced by Moment Arts and Culture Association and En-Knap Productions,
at the Periskop Festival
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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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11 Jul 2018
15 Jul 2018
The performances Hero 2.0, produced by Moment Arts and Culture Association and En-Knap Productions, Dark Union and Ant Ferocious, both produced by En-Knap Productions; a concert by the Ljubljana International Orchestra (LIO) and the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Živa Ploj Peršuh and co-produced by Ljubljana Festival; and an event by the Slovenian rapper Challe Salle,
at the Mittelfest
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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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30 May 2016
1 Jun 2016
Nótt, produced by the Dance Theatre Ljubljana, and Falcon!, performed by Janez Janša and Iztok Kovač and produced by En-Knap Productions and Maska Institute, at the 33rd Dance Week Festival
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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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16 Nov 2012
Stage production
Since its beginnings, En-Knap Productions acted as the producer of dance performances by the international dance group En-Knap, which was founded in 1993 by Iztok Kovač in Leuven, Belgium under the wings of the production-managing house Stuc and the Klapstuk Festival, Belgium. The group immediately gained wide recognition abroad as well as at home, while Iztok Kovač received the Prešeren Foundation Award for the group’s first performance Spread Your Wings (You Clumsy Elephant) [Razširi krila (slon nerodni)] (1993). This was the first time that the highest national cultural award was given to an artist coming from the field of contemporary dance. The group’s later productions include Sting and String – First Touch [Struna in želo – prvi dotik] (1996), Laws of Cobra [Zakonitosti kobre] (1997), Far Away from Sleeping Dogs [Daleč od spečih psov] (1999), Emanatio Protei (2000), all choreographed by Iztok Kovač, Hu Die (2001), choreographed by Iztok Kovač, Julyen Hamilton, and Denes Dabrei, and Throw of Dice [Met kocke] (2003), choreographed by Kovač and the film director Sašo Podgoršek, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of the group’s activities and brought together the group’s former dancers and collaborators. The group has toured extensively and received numerous international and domestic awards, among others also the London Dance and Performance Award in 1993, Suzanne Dellal International Dance Competition Award in 1994 for best choreography for performance Sting and String - First Touch, and the Swedish Grand Prix International Video Dance Award in 1996.
En-Knap Productions produces also works by other artists, such as Mala Kline, whose début Campo de Fiori received the Golden Bird Award in 2004, Andreja Rauch, whose performance Weavers [Tkalci] is chosen as the best performance at the 2007 Gibanica (Moving Cake) Festival of Slovene Dance, Maja Delak, Yasmine Hugonnet, and Hanna Preuss.
In 2007, EnKnapGroup (EKG), the first permanent professional contemporary dance group in Slovenia, was established, which includes an international team of dancers. The group, selected via audition, works with renowned Slovenian and foreign choreographers and directors.
Since 2009, En-Knap also manages the multi-purpose Španski borci Culture Centre intended to contemporary performing and visual arts, music, and literature. The centre provides performing, rehearsal, and exhibition spaces as well as a mediatheque and a reading room.
Film Production
En-Knap Productions filmography includes five dance films and six documentaries, most of which made in collaboration with the Slovene film director Sašo Podgoršek. Most acclaimed films include Vertigo Bird [Vrtoglavi ptič ] (1996), which receives the award for best film at the Festival of Slovene Film and the Springdance Cinema Award in Holland, Dom Svobode (2000), both directed by Sašo Podgoršek and featuring choreography by Iztok Kovač, the short film Taming the Time [Krotilci časa] (2000), directed by Dan Oki, a Croatian film and video artist from De Vrije Academie, the Hague, and What Are You Going to Do When You Get Out of Here? [Kaj boš počel, ko prideš ven od tu?] (2006), awarded as the best short and middle-length film and receiving the award for best editing and photography at the 8th Festival of Slovene Film.
International Cooperation and Education
In the sixteen years of En-Knap Productions activities, the institute collaborated with over fifty international and national co-producers and organized over eighty workshops, master classes, and auditions, in which over 3000 dancers and other artists had participated.
It has collaborated with many acclaimed international 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 1997.
In 2003 En-Knap launched a training programme AGON (now run by Emanat Institute, which focuses on three aspects that enhance professionalisation and the existing education in the area of contemporary dance, namely Agon-T (training), Agon-R (research), and Agon-M (mobility).
In collaboration with the European programme Culture 2000, En-Knap Productions successfully realized the international experimental project CIMET (Cultural Intersections, Mobility, Education and Tradition) in 2004/2005. CIMET aims to meet the needs of young artists from the region who are embarking on their creative careers and seeking opportunities to further their skills in contemporary dance, performance, and experimental theatre. Several productions were made within the educational/research context of the project, among them Gallery of Dead Women [Galerija mrtvih žensk] (2005) by Maja Delak and Mala Kline, 4U by Rebecca Murgi, and student projects from SEAD. The project’s partners are SEAD – Salzburg Experimental Academy Dance, Inteatro (Polverigi) C4 – Associazione Calvicanti (Ancona), Body Unlimited Programme of Contemporary Performing Arts Centre, and the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad.
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En-Knap Productions, a non-profit institution for the organisation and realisation of cultural events, was established in 1994, a year after the establishment of the international dance group En-Knap by the choreographer and dancer Iztok Kovač. +
En-Knap Productions, a non-profit institution for the organisation and realisation of cultural events, was established in 1994, a year after the establishment of the international dance group En-Knap by the choreographer and dancer Iztok Kovač. +
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