Iztok Kovač is a choreographer and founder of En–Knap. Following the international success of his solo How I Caught a Falcon (1991), he became one of the key figures in the development of Slovenian contemporary dance. He founded En–Knap Group, Slovenia's first permanent contemporary dance ensemble, and serves as artistic director of both En–Knap and the Španski borci Cultural Centre. His works have toured internationally for more than three decades. Additionally, his artistic practice includes six dance films, international pedagogical work, guest choreography and the direction of major national events in Slovenia. During the Covid period, he initiated Stage360, developing dance works in virtual reality.
Is it the blood or is it the milk that fuels our bodies? Does an anthem restrain our bodies to a tearful stance, or does it release it into collective movement? Are they even able to silence us when we use our bodies to resist the master's voice? When does a scream become an appeal? When is a voice instilled with meaning and how does it sound when it transcends the boundary of language? Is the Other to whom we direct our screams the father of law or the mother homeland? How can it be possible to dance out something unheard of amidst all that is heard? Homeland attempts to answer those questions. When it seems that a world of grey mediocrity has frozen stiff into everyday life, a flicker of light appears at the head of the mining shaft, and the black-and-white morning horizon is infused with the colour of the red dawn.