Was ik maar een muis (12+)

This show takes place in Dutch

Songs full of big and small truths

What happens when you listen to rarely told stories without judgement? For two years, musician Niels Boutsen (Stoomboot) spent every Wednesday at De Rotonda, a shelter and counselling centre for teenage girls. Not as a social worker, but as an individual who wanted to learn to play the piano.

In Was ik maar een muis (If Only I Were a Mouse), Niels gives the girls a voice. The songs are full of small and big truths and were written together with the young people themselves. He sings about what moves them, what happens to them and what it is like to live in a world full of expectations. Without grand gestures, but with an open mind.

This performance invites us to experience youth care through Niels' eyes. His open approach breaks down barriers and provides a rare insight into a world that is often closed off.

Was ik maar een muis
Vocals and piano: Niels Boutsen
Moderator & Expert Q&A - to be determined