MN DANCE
COMPANY
COMPANY
Where Movement Speaks, and Stories Come Alive
MN Dance Company is a bold ensemble of 17 contemporary dancers from Nova Gorica, Slovenia (EU), dedicated to creating transformative performances that combine powerful storytelling with a cutting-edge dance language. Our work explores the depths of the human body and psyche, fusing expressive movement, dynamic partnering, and theatrical nuance into a singular artistic vision.
Our Signature
Through years of experimentation, MN Dance Company has developed a unique choreographic language that resonates with audiences worldwide. Every year, over 1,000 dancers audition globally, keeping the ensemble vibrant and forward-looking. We also provide young dancers with opportunities for growth through Erasmus+ exchanges and internships, fostering the next generation of creative talent.
Official Programme of the European Capital of Culture 2025
From Idea to Cerje: Four Years of Creation
Borderless Body is the culmination of MN Dance Company’s four-year artistic exploration. Beginning as a question about the limits of the body and space, it evolved into a dialogue between landscape, creators, and audience.
In July 2025, the journey reached its zenith with a large-scale, site-specific performance at the Cerje Peace Monument—where history, nature, and artistic expression converged into a unified, living organism.
With a permanent ensemble of seventeen exceptional dancers, MN Dance Company transforms ambitious visions into reality through virtuosity, commitment, and boundless creativity.
Key productions that defined the Borderless Body project:
Borderless Body – Cerje (July 2025)
Central site-specific dance and music performance.
Prometheus (January 2025)
Myth reimagined through contemporary dance and multimedia.
F-LIGHTS (June 2024)
Exploration of light, perception, and digital atmospheres.
Border-Line (April 2024)
Reflections on physical, emotional, and geopolitical borders.
Distance (October 2023)
Poetic study of closeness, separation, and human connection.
To the Moon and Back (June 2023)
A triptych on gravity, longing, and cosmic space.
Perpetuum Mobile (November 2022)
Poetical Body (Pre-premiere November 2025, Premiere January 2026)
Continuing the creative path of Borderless Body.
Global Footprint
MN Dance Company’s vision has resonated far beyond Slovenia, reaching stages and festivals worldwide:
Slovenia: SNG Nova Gorica, Cankarjev dom, SLG Celje, Festival Velenje, Kosovelov dom, Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, Tartini Theatre, FSF Portorož, National Gallery, Cerje, and more.
Italy: Visavi Festival, Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine, Loggia del Lionello, Mittelfest Cividale, University of Bologna, Pietrasanta, InDanza Trento & Rovereto.
Europe: Paris Olympic Games – Culture Day, Chemnitz Contemporary Dance Festival, Adriatic Dance Festival, ITB Berlin, Kleist Forum Frankfurt, DeDans Week Rotterdam, Dance Camera Istanbul, Moving Body Festival (Bulgaria).
Worldwide: San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Sans Souci Festival (Boulder), Dance Camera North (Minneapolis), Inspired Dance Film Festival (Sydney), Ketchikan Festival (Alaska), MANIFEST (India), Dance Film Making LA.
Through these performances and dance films, MN Dance Company has strengthened the cultural presence of Nova Gorica and placed the region firmly on the international contemporary dance map.
Cultural Legacy & Regional Impact
Borderless Body has left a lasting imprint on the Goriška region:
Digital Presence & Global Reach
MN Dance Company extends its artistry beyond the stage:
Millions of online views of performances and dance films have carried the Borderless Body experience across the globe, amplifying the visibility of ECoC 2025, Nova Gorica, and Slovenian contemporary dance.
Borderless Body is more than a performance—it is a journey:
4 years of creation | 77+ events | 11 premieres | 3 dance film cycles | 3 residencies | 17 dancers | 20+ festivals | cross-border collaborations | educational programs | millions of online views
It embodies MN Dance Company’s artistic vision, regional influence, global reach, and enduring cultural legacy.
Move forward with us. Experience a new light of expression.
Michal Rynia & Nastja Bremec Rynia
Founded in 2008, MN Dance Company thrives on innovation, collaboration, and the fearless exploration of movement as a universal language.
"We feel a need to create and tell an abstract story through movement. Inspired by daily life and intuition, we express the beauty and chaos of the world we live in and the world we imagine."