Mayken
Residencies
- 11.05 > 30.05.2026
The musical theater production Mayken takes its cue from the obscurity surrounding Mayken Verhulst, the matriarch of the Bruegels and one of the greatest female artists of the 16th century. All of her own paintings and miniatures have been lost. The production portrays the absence of women in history and all the emotions that such a void entails. Veroline Vanderbeek and Abel Baeck portray Mayken as a hybrid figure aware of her disappearance from history. From that vantage point, she speaks, sings, and shouts a contemporary confession set to electronic music. The theater performance forms a diptych with the “white cube” presentation for museums, thereby granting Mayken a place in the museum five centuries later.
concept, tekst en spel Veroline Vanderbeek | compositie, muziek en spel Abel Baeck | zangcoaching en geluidstechniek Athal Melchior Vervliet | dramaturgie Elisa Demarré | spelcoaching Kato Cornil | technische dramaturgie Gertjan Biasino | scenografie Eurudike De Beul | kostuum Lena Mariën | historisch advies Leen Huet | lichttechniek Jasper Vanhalle | outside eye Rudi Laermans | productieleiding, zakelijke opvolging en spreiding Eline Dewaele | productie Bibiana vzw I met de steun van de Vlaamse Overheid en Stad Leuven I in samenwerking met Tristero, M Leuven, Kunstenwerkplaats Brussel, KVS, De Grote Post, Museum Dr Guislain en CC Brasschaat I met dank aan Radar Mechelen, Begga Festival
Première Blackbox 30 oktober 2026 CC Brasschaat
Première White Cube 19 november 2026 KMSKA
CC De Kern Wilrijk 3 December 2026