Veerle Baetens & Bo Spaenc

On stage: a woman and a man. An actress and a musician. Music, body, and words together tell the story of one figure, who is so colorful that there seem to be multiple characters on stage. Veerle and Bo throw themselves into the interaction with each other and the audience. In full surrender to the storytelling, they dare to float, sweat, yield, and sometimes succumb. The tension on stage is in contrast to the isolated bubble in which the main character has withdrawn. Outside was too fast, too loud, too demanding, too many roles... Indoors, there is routine to fill the void: hey Google, YouTube, chat GPT... Inside she is free, the Empress in her realm: superwoman, unapproachable, enfant terrible. Then her door opens a crack... She, disconnected and replaceable, will she face the confrontation? Inspired by the hikikomori phenomenon, where people rarely leave their house or room anymore.