KINK is a solo about control: desiring it, resisting it, losing it. It explores control on stage as both a driving force and a point of rupture. The body twists, recoils, and asserts itself in a constant tension between dominance and surrender. Movement and music alternate in leading one another, shaping a continuously shifting dialogue. The gaze of the other becomes both threat and attraction, a response to the discomfort of exposure and to the secret pleasure of desire. In KINK, Slovenian artist Nik Rajšek invites the audience into a subtle and ambiguous power dynamic, in which control is questioned, shared, and continuously redefined.
Nik Rajšek (1993) is a Slovenian performer and author based in the Netherlands. After graduating in 2015 from the Modern Theatre Dance programme at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), he collaborated with several choreographers, most notably Ann Van den Broek. In recent years, he has developed his own artistic practice, creating a series of solo works through which he explores his personal approach to performance, movement, and filmic language. In 2025 he joined Station Noord, a network and development programme dedicated to emerging artists in the northern Netherlands. Rather than focusing exclusively on dance or choreography, Rajšek questions the very meaning of performing and how a relationship with the audience is constructed. His research is oriented towards those moments in which performer and spectator move beyond the surface of movement to access a more direct level of encounter. In these passages, the boundary between stage and audience tends to dissolve: the fourth wall cracks open, giving rise to a shared space made of vulnerability, tension, empathy, and at times conflict.
Choreography and performance Nik Rajšek
Music João Brito
Lighting design Nik Rajšek, Wil Frikken
Costumes Tania Ballvé
Creative production Moreen Beentjes
Video/recording Jelmer Buitenga / OOSTBLOK
Co-production: Grand Theatre Groningen, Ward/Ward
With the support of: Station Noord
Special thanks to: Roni Haver, Angela Herenda, Adam Peterson
