Ana Štefanec Knez
Ana Štefanec Knez started her dance education in Dance Forum Celje and continued in Ljubljana where she finished High school for contemporary dance. On different occasions she got her education from numerous teachers and choreographers such as Maja Delak, Mala Kline, Fred Lassere, Frey Faust, Snježana Premuš, Matej Kejžar, Gregor Kamnikar, Matjaž Farič, Chritine Kono, Rebecca Murgi and others. She received numerous of awards for her on own choreographies and dance pieces, among them the international Award at the Young Choreographers Competition 2002 in Burghausen, Austria. Since 2007 is an active member of EnKnapGroup led by Iztok Kovač where she collaborated with many artists creating more than 22 full evening stage works and a dance film. During this time she worked with choreographers and theatre directors such as Josef Nadj, Pavol Liška and Kelly Copper, Matjaž Zupančič, Guy Nader, Maria Campos, Adrienn Hod, Guy Weizman and Roni Haver, Sašo Podgoršek, Andreja Podrzavnik Rauch, Simone Sandroni, Tomi Janežič, Lenka Flory, Sebastijan Horvat and others.
Ofra Idel
Ofra Idel received her Master degree in Dance and Dance Education from the Rubin Dance and Music Academy in Jerusalem. She has danced at the Kolben D.C and the Tami D.C/Nimrod Freed and has performed in the USA, India, China, Senegal, Japan, Chile and around Europe. In 2005, Idel was invited by the Alexandria Performing Arts Association to create for the BosmaDance Company, Washington D.C. Since then her work has been showcased in Israel and abroad including The Zawirowania Dance Festival - Warsaw, Side by side- Dusseldorf, Visa 2 dance Festival- Tanzania, Artdanthé Festival Tilburg- Holland, Aura Festival- Lithuania, Competition Internactional Burgos -Spain, Dance wave -Cyprus, Dock 11 -Berlin, Derida Dance center -Bulgaria and teaches contemporary dance workshops in Israel and International platforms.
Idel is the Artistic Co-Director and founder of the Machol Shalem Dance house in Jerusalem.
Davide Sportelli
Davide Sportelli is a performance artist active worldwide as choreographer, dancer, actor, movement and improvisation teacher, dramaturgic and choreographic coach.
As a performer he has collaborated with directors and companies such as: Sasha Waltz & Guests, Sosta Palmizi, Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Caterina Sagna, Ismael Ivo, Michäel D’Auzon, Amaraoui‐Burner Project, Micha Purucker, Cie Twain, William Forsythe for “Human Writes”.
As a creator Davide has directed dance performances and choreographic installations in Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, South Korea, Turkey. Some of his creations have been supported by Summer Studio P.A.R.T.S./ROSAS, Radial System Berlin, Tanec Praha/Divadlo Ponec, Elledanse Bratislava, Scenario Pubblico Catania Compagnia Zappalà Danza.
He has shared his didactic research I N A C T O with renowned institutions like: P.A.R.T.S., Ultima Vez, Sasha Waltz & Guests, SMASH Berlin, Korea National University of the Arts, Duncan Centre Praga, Ufer Studios e Tanzfabrik Berlin, Iceland Dance Company Reykjavik, Chunky Move Melbourne, VSMU Slovakia, Love-IN Toronto, Università Mimar Sinan Istanbul, Scenario Pubblico Catania, Danscentrum SYD, Skånes Dansteater Malmö.
He carries out a practice on creative writing, researches also in video and sound making.
