THEATER | Bij de Buren | Here, I as empress

Location: CC Scharpoord Opgelet, you book a ticket via the Cultuurfabriek, the actual seat is assigned by CC Scharpoord, you cannot choose a seat yourself. VEERLE BAETENS & BO SPAENC | Here, I as empress Minnie Maes is small and gray. Very gray. Actually the grayest mouse there is. She leaves no traces, Minnie is that minimal. In a world that is becoming increasingly harder and uglier, or as she says, "harder-er," Minnie withdraws. In Molenstraat 103 bus 5 is her empress. There she wields the scepter. There she burns away her mousiness and rules her mood. And otherwise? Off with their heads. But is she allowed to breathe fire in a world that is already burning? Or does she then become what she abhors: a hunter, a chaser, a colonizer? Veerle Baetens and Bo Spaenc search for a possible answer. Veerle embodies Minnie. She gives her a voice. Bo’s music weaves through her words and forms a second voice in Minnie’s universe. A musical monologue about loneliness, power, and doubt. About how loud it sounds in a head that feels too much. About the terrifying and liberating act of taking up space. Photo: © Lennert Madou