performer, choreographer, dramaturge, pedagogue

Katja Legin (Ljubljana, 1985) graduated from Laban Conservatoire of Dance in London. As part of her MA studies in theatre directing (Academy for theatre, radio, film and television in Ljubljana) she wrote a longer text, which was later published as the book Dualities: The Performer and His Work (MGL, 2015). She danced with EnKnapGroup and since 2009 works as a freelancer. In the years she collaborated with most of the prominent Slovene choreographers and authors in the field of performing arts. She has participated in various creative processes in very diverse roles – as a dancer, author, choreographer, dramaturge, external eye, mentor, pedagogue/professor, writer, curator.
In 2012 she initiated the No!training Lab, a research project focused on exploring different aspects of performance art. Collaborating with a group of dance practitioners, she completed the research in 2015 with performances VARIATIONS ON SLOWNESS: TIME OUT (1, 2, 3). She was given a special Ksenja Hribar award (The Contemporary Dance Association Slovenia) in 2017 for her work as a performer, for her work with No!training Lab and the book she wrote. Between 2015 and 2018 she co-curated the Neforma series of dance and music improvisations, produced by Sploh Institute.
For a long time, her great interest in the performing arts was in liveliness, performative qualities and improvisation. In recent years, she has been interested in the creation/composition of a stage work as an event that (only) takes place in the presence of all participants (audience and performers). In her performances she likes to stage cinematic situations with over-the-top female characters and plays with humour verging on tragedy. Her performance Oh, how very ordinary (2021) created in collaboration with Bojana Robinson twas shown at the Desirée festival 2022 and was selected for Biennial of Slovenian Contemporary Dance Art – Gibanica 2023. Together with theatre director Tomi Janežič, they are the artistic directors of Krušče Creative Centre, a creative estate in the hills of Slovenia. She premiered the performance A House A Home at Krušče Centre in 2023.

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COLLABORATIONS AS CHOREOGRAPHER AND DRAMATURGE

COLLABORATIONS AS PERFORMER AND DANCER

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