Here, I as Empress

Minnie Maes is the smallest, grayest gray mouse. She leaves no traces — so minimal is Minnie. In a world that is becoming increasingly harder and uglier — or as she says: hard-lier — Minnie withdraws. In Molenstraat 103 bus 5 she is Empress and she wields the scepter. Here she burns her mousiness and her mood rules. And otherwise: off with her head. But is she allowed to spit fire in a world that is already burning? Or does she then become what she abhors: a hunter, a chaser, a colonist? Does she become that man on an imperialistic victory march, with only scorched earth in his wake? And who then heals the wounds? Veerle Baetens and Bo Spaenc search for a possible answer. Veerle embodies Minnie. She gives her a voice. 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. About the terrifying and liberating act of taking up space. And about what happens when the world unexpectedly stands at your door again. Bo's music weaves through her words and forms a second voice in Minnie's universe.