EN-KNAP predstavlja: Nature Theater of Oklahoma in EnKnapGroup ZASLEDOVALCI SREČE 23. november ob 20h Ameriški tandem, ki se je po devetnajstih letih skupnega sodelovanja in nastopanja po vsem svetu proslavil z epsko serijo performansov Življenje in čas, je tokrat skupaj z EnKnapGroup ustvaril predstavo Zasledovalci sreče. Njun Nature Theater of Oklahoma iz New Yorka je eno najbolj uveljavljenih svetovnih imen, ki ustvarja eksperimentalna, a dostopna in nepretenciozna gledališka dela. Ustvarjalni dvojec, Pavol Liška in Kelly Copper, sta dvakratna dobitnika nagrade OBIE in sta v preteklosti sodelovala s številnimi producenti, uglednimi kulturnimi ustanovami ter nastopala na večjih festivalih po svetu. V času, ki sta ga preživela z našimi plesalci, sta ustvarila osebnoizpovedno ljudsko zgodbo, ki se giblje na meji med gledališčem, plesom in performansom. Predstava, ki raziskuje mit Ameriških sanj ter njihovo zapuščino, sloni na ideji neodtujljive pravice vseh državljanov do zasledovanja sreče, zapisano v Deklaraciji o neodvisnosti, ustanovnem dokumentu Združenih držav Amerike. Ampak kaj pravzaprav je sreča? V kakšne temačne kotičke smo jo pripravljeni kot posamezniki in kot družba zasledovati? Do kakšnih meja nas bo vodil ta lov na srečo? In do kakšnega nepredvidljivega hollywoodskega konca nas bo sreča nazadnje pripeljala? Mednarodna skupina EnKnapGroup, ki jo je leta 2007 ustanovil eminenten slovenski koreograf Iztok Kovač, je v tem trenutku edini stalni ansambel za sodobni ples v Sloveniji. Skozi leta delovanja je skupina ustvarila bogat repertoar predstav s svojevrstno estetiko in ponesla ples široko po svetu. Nature Theater of Oklahoma, s sedežem v New Yorku, je umetniška skupina pod taktirko Kelly Copper in Pavla Liške, ki trdita, da se vedno trudita ustvarjati dela, ki jih še ne znata kreirati. Takšen princip rojeva humorne stvaritve, ki v sebi združujejo opero, ples in gledališče. _________________________________ En-Knap presents: Nature Theater of Oklahoma and EnKnapGroup PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 23 November at 20h In Pursuit of Happiness, Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper directors of Nature Theater of Oklahoma, an OBIE-Award winning New York performance group, take on the myth and legacy of the American Dream and its aspirational aftermath. The United States’ founding document, the Declaration of Independence, places “the pursuit of happiness” among the "unalienable rights" which it asserts have been given to all human beings by their Creator, and which governments have been tasked to protect. But what is Happiness? Into what dark corner do we each individually and collectively chase it? To what wild and further frontiers will we pursue it? And to what surprising and unseemly Hollywood blockbuster end? The Slovenia-based permanent performing art/dance company EnKnapGroup is artistically directed by its founder, the choreographer and dancer Iztok Kovač, whose EN-KNAP Productions has established its trademark aesthetics and Slovenian dance in Europe and beyond in the 25 years of its existence. Founded in 2007, EnKnapGroup has since worked with over 30 international choreographers and theatre directors and has created a rich repertoire of stage works. Nature Theater of Oklahoma, a New York based art group under the direction of Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska, is committed to “making the work they don’t know how to make,” an approach yielding new amalgams of opera, dance, and theatre, combined with popular culture and humor.