Veerle Baetens & Bo Spaenc

Minnie Maes leads her life like a small, gray mouse. She leaves hardly a trace and struggles with a world that seems to be getting harder and uglier. Only in Molenstraat 103/bus 5 is she the empress. There she rules, there she spits fire. But doesn't she then become what she herself detests? ‘Here, I as empress’ is a musical monologue about loneliness, power, and doubt. About how loud it can be in a head that feels too much. And about what happens when the world unexpectedly stands at your door. Veerle Baetens gives shape to Minnie, with live music by Bo Spaenc as a second voice in Minnie's world. After years of working for film and television, Veerle Baetens returns to the theater, with a theme that is close to her heart.