dancer, choreographer, dance pedagogue, music maker Veronika Valdés (1992, Ljubljana) has been dancing for over 15 years. Now working as a freelancer, Veronika finished secondary level contemporary dance programmes at the Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory (under the mentorship of her mother Jana Kovač Valdés) and at the Pre-school Education,…
Nataša Tovirac
dancer, choreographer, pedagogue, artistic director Nataša Tovirac (1971, Ljubljana), a visible figure on the Slovenian contemporary dance scene, works as a freelancer in the area of contemporary dance, choreography and dance pedagogy. Since 1992, she has been running Intakt Dance Studio, which brings together contemporary dancers and makers and offers…
Irena Tomažin Zagoričnik
performer, dancer, vocalist Irena Tomažin Zagoričnik (1979, Ljubljana) completed her BA in philosophy at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana. She developed a strong interest in theatre and performance while attending Bežigrad Grammar School in Ljubljana, where she was part of the school’s theatre group IHT, led by theatre director Tomaž…
Maša Kagao Knez
choreographer, dancer, theatre practitioner, pedagogue Maša Kagao Knez (1978, Ljubljana) first came into contact with performing arts through the work of her mother Jasna Knez, a dancer and choreographer herself. Maša trained with different international teachers in Slovenia and abroad and in 2006 graduated from Georges Momboye School for African…
Ajda Tomazin
choreographer, designer Ajda Tomazin (1986, Ljubljana) finished the contemporary dance programme at the Pre-School Education, Grammar and Art Grammar School in Ljubljana and in 2011 graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. In 2010 she studied film and television editing at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and…
Milan Tomášik
dancer, choreographer, dance pedagogue Dancer, choreographer and pedagogue Milan Tomášik (1981, Slovakia) has been living and working in Slovenia since 2004. He studied dance at the J. L. Bellu Conservatory in Banska Bystrica and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and in 2004 graduated from P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels.…
Igor Sviderski
dancer, choreographer, pedagogue Igor Sviderski (1967, Kumanovo, Macedonia, Yugoslavia) started dancing at the age of thirteen at the Ljubljana-based Kazina Dance School and later trained under numerous acclaimed dance artists and teachers at home and abroad. He has been a visible figure on the Slovenian contemporary dance and performance art…
Dušan Teropšič
dancer, performer, choreographer, pedagogue Dušan Teropšič (1967, Kranj, Slovenia) studied mathematics and physics at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana. He started dancing in 1989, when he joined the dance company Nova in his hometown Kranj. He later trained in Intakt Dance Studio, Dance Theatre Ljubljana and at numerous contemporary…
Ana Stegnar
dancer, choreographer, artistic director, pedagogue Living and working in Brussels, Belgium, Ana Stegnar (1972, Ljubljana, Slovenia) started dancing at the Music and Ballet High School in Ljubljana as a student of Marija Ogrinec, Breda Kroflič and Živa Kreigher, all of whom have influenced her technique, movement aesthetic and artistic approaches.…
Jerca Rožnik Novak
dancer, performer, choreographer, pedagogue Jerca Rožnik Novak (1992, Ljubljana) finished the contemporary dance programme at the Pre-School Education, Grammar and Arts Grammar School Ljubljana. She went on to study at the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität in Linz, Austria, where she graduated with a BA and an MA from dance pedagogy in…