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.
Milk Voices builds upon the story of Aleksandrinke, Slovenian women who in the middle of the 20th century emigrated to seek work as wet nurses for the children of Alexandria, Egypt. It is a story of courage found in abandoning tradition, family, cultural roots and personal ties alike. And in being about overcoming limits, its meaning transcends the individual experience. These women, who sang lullabies to children, instilled in them memories of a motherland which they decades later »returned« to – despite never having seen it before.