dancer, choreographer, dance curator, pedagogue

Dejan Srhoj (born 1978, Ljubljana) discovered classical ballet early in life. From 1998 to 2001, he was a soloist at the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana. His departure from the ballet ensemble reflects a broader cultural-production phenomenon, observed throughout the former Yugoslavia and the wider East European region since the first half of the 20th century, largely attributed to the rigidity of ballet institutions. In 2001, Dejan partnered with dancer and choreographer Goran Bogdanovski to co-found Fičo Balet, a non-governmental organisation focused on contemporary dance production and education. In 2010, they also co-founded the Nomad Dance Academy, which aims to contribute to the professionalisation of contemporary performing arts in Slovenia and the Balkans. Between 2021 and 2025, he served as president of the Slovenian Contemporary Dance Association. In 2025, he completed his master’s degree in New Performance Practices at the University of the Arts (Uniarts) in Stockholm.

Dejan has worked with many acclaimed choreographers and theatre directors, including Janez Janša, Ivica Buljan, Sebastijan Horvat, Betontanc, Magdalena Reiter, Silvan Omerzu, Kaja Lorenci, and Snježana Premuš. He is also involved in pedagogical work and leads a multi-year research and improvisation workshop on choreographic scores, Composing Differences, through regular dance training.

Dejan’s work is informed by the principles of self-organisation and collective work, which he understands as an endeavour in which those involved do not necessarily have to speak in one voice in order for cooperation and creativity to occur and thrive. He describes this sort of approach “composing differences” and it is reflected in his production, curating, pedagogical as well as choreographic work. Based on the concept of choreography as an expanded practice, Dejan has used choreographic principles also outside the field of culture, co-developing with Nina Božič Yams a set of tools that use choreography for process optimisation in different types of companies and organisations. (Text by Rok Vevar.)

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