[1] In 1991 Clug joined Maribor's Slovene National Theater (SNT) as a Principal Dancer while also performing with Zagreb Ballet as a guest artist.
[2] Continuing his relationship with the Slovene National Theater, in 2003 he was appointed director of Maribor ballet, leading the company towards new and distinctive directions.
Maggie Foyer describes his work in Dance Europe magazine: "Edward Clug, director of the Maribor Ballet, has achieved the near impossible: a new and meaningful interpretation of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps".
Beside Tomaž Pandur with whom he started his choreographic career, he also worked with Haris Pašović the founder of East West Theatre Company.
The show he choreographed, Roses for Anne Teresa/Football Stories, also won a Special Award for Best Choreography at the International Theatre Festival MESS Sarajevo 2011.
[5] He received in Belgrade Dimitrije Parlić Award for the production of Divine Comedy for Bitef Dance Company in collaboration with Grad Teatar Budva (2011).