En–Knap & Smaïl Kanouté: Povratek #premiera #telesaidentiteteidentitetetelesa

En–Knap & Smaïl Kanouté:
POVRATEK
#oder #premiera

Kanoutéjevo delo raziskuje časovno razsežnost izkušnje, v kateri preteklost vstopa v dialog s sedanjostjo, telo pa je umeščeno med njima kot nosilec zgodovinske zgoščenosti. Skozi zamišljeno srečanje s predniki plesalci navigirajo vprašanja drugosti, kontinuitete in preobrazbe. Identiteta se tu ne vzpostavlja kot nekaj samostojnega, temveč se razpira skozi razmerja – skozi približevanje tistim, ki so nam predhodili in ki še vedno ostajajo v nas.

Skupina se v začasnem organizmu giblje skozi različne stopnje postajanja: tri časovne dimenzije – preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost –, ki so hkrati navzoče v eni sami izkušnji, v eni sami obogateni oz. razširjeni resničnosti. V sodobnem jeziku izraz »obogatena resničnost« (augmented reality) označuje tehnološki nadpis sveta – digitalno plast, ki se prek zaslonov in naprav nalaga na zaznano okolje. Povratek idejo augmentacije razume drugače: kot zmožnost telesa, da zaznava razmerja, ki naseljujejo živeto resničnost onkraj vidnega.

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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➜ 𝐄𝐧–𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝟐.𝟎.

En–Knap Group začenja novo poglavje – pod novim umetniškim vodstvom, na začetku, z dekonstrukcijo lastne identitete. Plesni diptih je prvi projekt Mattie Casona v vlogi novega umetniškega vodje ansambla. V sodelovanju s koreografoma skupina izbere nestabilnost in v njej možnost, da se jaz pojavi v vsej svoji protislovni naravi – v telesu, v plesu. Prav v tej razpoki, ko plesalci postanejo bolj oni sami kot kdaj koli prej, se začne pravi krešendo identitete.

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

V skupnem tematskem terenu 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.

En–Knap & Ermira Goro & Smaïl Kanouté
TELESA IDENTITETE, IDENTITETE TELESA
Dvojni plesni večer

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

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

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Avtor: 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: Aljaž Zaletel
Kostumografija: Katarina Markov (Atelje d.o.o.)
Vodja vaj: Ana Štefanec Knez
Fotografija: Žiga Koritnik
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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En–Knap & Smaïl Kanouté:
REWIND
#stage #premiere

Kanouté’s piece turns towards a temporal register, bringing the past into dialogue with the present, with the body positioned between them as a carrier of historical density. Through an imagined encounter with one’s ancestors, the dancer navigates questions of otherness, continuity and transformation. Identity unfolds through relation, through approaching the figures that precede us and remain within us.

The temporary organism moves through different stages of becoming, of past and future selves overlapping, of past, present, and future being accessed simultaneously, shifting between them as if different strata of experience were visible all at once. This opens a sense of reality that feels expanded or augmented. In contemporary language, “augmented reality” refers to a technological overlay, a digital layer added to the world through screens and devices. Rewind approaches augmentation as the body’s capacity for awareness of the relations inhabiting this lived reality beyond the seen.

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.

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➜ 𝐄𝐧–𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝟐.𝟎.

En–Knap Group begins a new chapter – under new artistic direction, at the beginning, with a deconstruction of its own identity. The dance diptych is the first project by Mattia Cason in his role as the ensemble’s new artistic director. In collaboration with the two choreographers, the group chooses instability and in it, the possibility for reality to appear once again in all its contradictory nature – in the body, in dance. It is precisely in this crack, when the dancers become more themselves than ever before, that the true crescendo of identity begins.

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

Moving through the common thematic terrain, 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.

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

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

➜ Tickets @ mojekarte.si / More @ en-knap.com
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Created by: 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: Aljaž Zaletel
Costumes: Katarina Markov (Atelje d.o.o.)
Rehearsal Director: Ana Štefanec Knez
Photography: Žiga Koritnik
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