Nik Bärtsch: Energy, flow, and holy commitment

Nik and me after his performance with Ronin, at NuBlu, New York City, March 18, 2026

I love it when I get to talk with one of my artistic heroes. It can be risky, but by the end of this conversation I felt we were friends, or at least that we had something solid to build upon. I invite you into this conversation — you’ll enjoy it all the more if you are aware of the artists we refer to, from Steve Reich to James Brown to Béla Bartók, but I think it will reach you in one way or another.

For more about Nik Bärtsch, tune in to these wonderful short films about him.

I’ve also created a Spotify playlist for you to explore, and perhaps get hooked.