RELNACHT
[‘rɛlˌnɑxt]

n. (proper noun)

1. Refers to the Rotterdam-based performance cartel that operates within the tension of disruption, counter-culture and nocturnal energy.

2. Symbolizes the fusion of rebellious defiance (rel) and the playful, transformative power of the night (nacht).

3. Derived from the Dutch word “relnicht”. Originally a slur for flamboyant queer people, later reclaimed as a badge of pride.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Panic Paradise

Studio 52nd

Fixed Performance
21-04-2026 | 19:30
Krakeling
Amsterdam

Panic Paradise

Studio 52nd

Fixed Performance
22-05-2026 | 20:30
Zuidplein
Rotterdam

Panic Paradise

Studio 52nd

Fixed Performance
02-06-2026 | 20:30
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
Utrecht

"Een performatief machtsspel dat beladen associaties oproept"

Recensie: De Theaterkrant, Moos van der Broek
Enforcements
ZERO Mime & Performance Festival

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How Sapphic Songs Slay

MA Thesis: Hélène Vrijdag
Research: Safety Sirens, Is Angela Working Tonight?
Master Genderstudies, University of Utrecht

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"Een stormachtige performance over vriendschap en intimiteit"

Recensie: De Cultuurvlogger, Marco Dreijer
No Matter What

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Artikel: NRC

'Performance' als kunstvorm is hip: wat is het, en waarom is het zo polpulair’

18 sep 2025

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Fixed
Performances

Interdisciplinary, playful performances

Living
Installations

A living, long durational, modular, experimental art work

Happenings & Interventions

Disruptive, one-of-a-kind, unexpected events

Clubnights & Stagehosting

Rebellious playground with interdisciplinary art forms

Training & Workshops

New perspectives, feedback methods and sociocratic model

Education

RELNACHT-method is a academical camp & radical challenge

Research

Exploring RELNACHT’
intellectual playgrounds

New Ideas

Experiment is our middle name,
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