Nik Rajšek

Monologue–Dialogue

28 min

#vr360

2022

The performance unfolds through two interconnected narratives that converge into a single experience. The first part, Monologue, is a VR360 work that invites the audience into an intimate encounter with the self, exploring the qualities that make each individual unique. Conceived as a one-way dialogue, it offers a deeply personal perspective. The second part, Dialogue, is a live solo dance performance reflecting on the pursuit of dreams, the disappointments and achievements that accompany them, and the conversations that shape our understanding of ourselves and others.

Monologue – VR360

Monologue explores dreams as a space where reality dissolves and the subconscious becomes visible. Moving between imagination and introspection, it reflects on the human desire to understand ourselves, our fears, and the hidden forces that shape our lives. In virtual reality, the audience experiences the world through the performer's perspective, entering an intimate inner landscape where questions often matter more than answers. The work transforms the inner dialogue we continuously conduct with ourselves into a shared experience, inviting viewers to inhabit another person's reality while reflecting on their own.

Dialogue – Solo Dance Performance

Dialogue is a solo performance that blends dance, confession, fashion, theatre, and live encounter. At its core lies the act of conversation: between performer and voice, performer and audience, and ultimately between two people meeting for the first time. Through movement and spoken word, the work examines how we reveal ourselves to others—through memories, family histories, dreams, fears, and aspirations—and how empathy, trust, doubt, and misunderstanding emerge in the process. Every story contains multiple perspectives, and every dialogue unfolds between truth and fiction, reality and dreams. Together, Monologue and Dialogue form a reflection on identity, communication, and the fragile space between our inner world and the realities we share.

bio

Nik Rajšek (1993) is a Slovenian performer and maker based in the Netherlands. After graduating from the Modern Theatre Dance program at AHK, Amsterdam in 2015, he has collaborated with various choreographers, most notably Ann Van den Broek. In recent years, Nik has begun developing his own artistic voice, creating a series of solo works that explore his personal approach to performance, movement and film. In 2025, he became one of the artists of Station Noord, a network and development programme for emerging makers in the northern Netherlands. Rather than focusing solely on dance or choreography, he explores what it means to perform and how we form a relationship with those who watch. He searches for moments in which both he and the audience move beyond the surface of movement and enter the pure, raw emotion that lies beneath. In those moments, the boundary between performer and spectator dissolves, breaking the fourth wall and opening a space of shared emotion, vulnerability, and mutual understanding or conflict.

credits

Monologue

Concept Nik Rajšek, Veronika Valdés

Choreography and direction Nik Rajšek

Performers Nik Rajšek, Enej Zidar, EVA

Editing Andrej Lamut

Lighting design Hotimir Knific

Music, costumes and props Nik Rajšek

Robot programming and operation Žan Rajšek

VR direction and consultancy Enya Belak

Sound recording and post-production Studio 100

Special thanks Adam Peterson, Olympia Kotopoulos, the En–Knap team, the RUK team

Dialogue

Concept Nik Rajšek, Veronika Valdés

Choreography and performance Nik Rajšek

Music Jesse Sep van Aalderen, Nik Rajšek

Voice Christopher

Lighting design Nik Rajšek, Hotimir Knific

Text and costumes Nik Rajšek

Artistic consultancy Moreen Beentjes

Special thanks Adam Peterson, Olympia Kotopoulos, Enya Belak, the En–Knap team

Photography Jésula Toussaint Visser

Production En–Knap

En–Knap Productions

Founder and artistic director Iztok Kovač

Managing director Marjeta Lavrič

Executive director and head of finance Julija Travančič

Executive producer Karmen Keržar

En–Knap group rehearsal directors Ana Štefanec Knez, Luke Thomas Dunne

Public relations Nina Smerkol

Marketing Goran Pakozdi

Design Neja Engelsberger

Programme organiser and coordinator Katja Gabrijelčič

Technical support Leon Curk, Omar Ismail, Hotimir Knific, Gal Škrjanec Skaberne, Špela Škulj

The programme of En–Knap and the Španski Borci Cultural Centre (managed by En–Knap Productions) is financially supported by the City of Ljubljana – Department of Culture and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia.