En–Knap & Ermira Goro & Smaïl Kanouté: Telesa identitete, identitete telesa #premiera

Identitete se vadijo.
In razstavijo.
Na odru.
V telesu.

V razgibanem tematskem terenu 𝑇𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑎 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑡𝑒, 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑎 nastajata sodelovanji koreografov Ermire Goro in Smaïla Kanoutéja s plesno skupino En–Knap. Dve samostojni deli identiteto razumeta kot nestabilno razmerje med telesom, osebnim imaginarijem ter družbenim kontekstom, ki se izrisuje in prevprašuje skozi plesni gib – identiteta se vzpostavlja kot dinamična konfiguracija, podvržena ponovitvi, prekinitvi in spremembi. Vaji, prav zdaj.

Telo je mesto zapisa sledi tega gibanja – oblikovano z dediščino in spominom, prežeto z željo, prežarjeno s kolektivno energijo, a nikoli povsem zamejeno z njihovimi okviri. Identiteto hkrati označuje in presega: jo vzpostavlja, a ji obenem uhaja ter jo razkraja. V tej napetosti gib postane prostor artikulacije tega, kdo smo, kdo lahko postanemo in kako sobivamo – vprašanje, ki se ne odpira zgolj na družbeni ravni, temveč tudi znotraj skupine šestih plesalcev, kolektiva na meji med že oblikovanim in še neizrečenim.

En–Knap & Ermira Goro & Smaïl Kanouté
TELESA IDENTITETE, IDENTITETE TELESA
#oder #premiera #shranidatum

14. & 15. APR 2026 / 20:00
@ Španski borci, Ljubljana (SI)

Vstopnice @ mojekarte.si 🎟️ Več @ en-knap.com

𝐄𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐨 ustvarja interdisciplinarne prakse na področju plesa in performansa, kjer telo postaja prostor pogajanja in transformacije. Njena umetniška pot se je začela v Albaniji in Grčiji in se nadaljevala v New Yorku, kjer so srečanja z mednarodnimi plesnimi scenami pomembno zaznamovala njen koreografski razvoj. Goro sodeluje z umetniki in institucijami v različnih kontekstih: giblje se med koreografskim ustvarjanjem, nastopanjem in pedagoškim delom. Več let je kot plesalka, mentorica ter asistentka pri raziskovanju in koreografiji sodelovala z britansko skupino DV8 Physical Theatre. Njena dela so bila predstavljena na številnih festivalih in prizoriščih v Grčiji in drugod po svetu ter so prepoznana po izrazitem in samosvojem koreografskem pristopu.

𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐢̈𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞́ je multidisciplinarni umetnik, katerega praksa izhaja iz grafičnega oblikovanja in vizualne kompozicije ter se razširja na področja plesa, performansa in gibljive podobe. Živi in ustvarja v Parizu, njegova umetniška formacija pa združuje formalno izobraževanje na École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs z utelešenim znanjem, pridobljenim skozi ples na ulicah in v socialnih prostorih Francije, Brazilije, Malija in širše Evrope. Kanouté se opredeljuje kot »koreografist« (choreo-graphist) – gib razume kot obliko pisave in risbe v prostoru, v kateri telo ustvarja motive, vzorce in vizualne ritme, nekakšno živo, abstraktno abecedo. Leta 2016 je ustanovil Company Vivons!, v okviru katere razvija predstave, koreografska dela, plesne filme in hibridne formate, ki prehajajo med vizualno umetnostjo, koreografijo in pripovedjo.

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Avtorja: Ermira Goro / Smaïl Kanouté
Plesalci in izvajalci: En–Knap Group (Mattia Cason, Matija Franješ, Tina Habun, Fiona Macbride, Carolina Alessandra Valentini, Nika Zidar)
Umetniški vodja En–Knap Group: Mattia Cason
Oblikovanje svetlobe: Hotimir Knific
Kostumografija: Katarina Markov (Atelje d.o.o.)
Vodja vaj: Ana Štefanec Knez
Produkcija: Zavod En–Knap

Zavod En–Knap in Španske borce (upravljavec je Zavod En–Knap) podpira: Mestna občina Ljubljana – Oddelek za kulturo in Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije

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Identities are rehearsed.
And undone.
On stage.
In the body.

Moving through the terrain of 𝐵𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑜𝑑𝑦, the upcoming double premiere brings together collaborations by Ermira Goro and Smaïl Kanouté with En–Knap Group, approaching identity as an unstable and continuously produced relation between body, imagination and social context. Across two distinct works, identity does not appear as inheritance or a fixed position, but as something questioned through movement. Repeated, interrupted, changed. Rehearsed, as we speak.

Both treat the body as a site of inscription – shaped by heritage and memory, animated by desire, charged by collective energy, yet never fully contained by them. The body signifies identity while simultaneously exceeding it, falling short and overflowing at once. In this tension, movement becomes a means of imagining who we are, who we might become, and how we exist together – a question that unfolds not only on a broader social level, but also within this specific group of six dancers, a collective suspended between what has been and what is emerging.

En–Knap with Ermira Goro & Smaïl Kanouté
BODIES OF IDENTITY, IDENTITIES OF BODY
#stage #premiere #savethedate

14 & 15 APR 2026 / 20:00
@ Španski borci, Ljubljana (SI)

Tickets @ mojekarte.si 🎟️ More @ en-knap.com

𝐄𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐨 is an artist developing interdisciplinary movement practices in which the body operates as a site of negotiation, composition and transformation. Her artistic path began in Albania and Greece and later continued in New York, where encounters with international dance scenes shaped her early choreographic work. Moving between creation, performance and pedagogy, Goro has collaborated with artists and institutions across contexts, including an extended engagement with DV8 Physical Theatre. Over the years, her work has been supported and presented at numerous festivals and venues in Greece and around the world, earning critical acclaim for her unique approach.

𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐢̈𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞́ is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice originates in graphic design and visual composition and extends into dance, performance, and moving image. Based in Paris, his artistic formation combines formal training at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs with embodied knowledge acquired through dance in the streets and social spaces of France, Brazil, Mali, and across Europe. Defining himself as a “choreo-graphist,” Kanouté approaches movement as a form of writing and drawing in space, where the body produces motifs, patterns, and visual rhythms that function as a living, abstract alphabet. Through Company Vivons!, founded in 2016, Kanouté develops performances, choreographic works, dance films, and hybrid formats, moving fluidly between visual art, choreography, and storytelling, and informed by collaborations across fashion, design, video, and the performing arts.
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Created by: Ermira Goro / Smaïl Kanouté
Performed by: En–Knap Group (Mattia Cason, Matija Franješ, Tina Habun, Fiona Macbride, Carolina Alessandra Valentini, Nika Zidar)
Artistic direction for En–Knap Group: Mattia Cason
Light design: Hotimir Knific
Costumes: Katarina Markov (Atelje d.o.o.)
Rehearsal Director: Ana Štefanec Knez
Production: Zavod En–Knap / En–Knap Productions

The programme of En–Knap Productions, administrator of Španski Borci, is financially supported by: City of Ljubljana – Department of Culture, which also supports Španski Borci activities, and Ministry
of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia