Sometimes I just don't want to be there for a while. Then I need a camouflage suit, an invisibility cloak or a hole in the ground I can sink through. To a new world with fire and special powers, where I am a hero without having to do anything. I don't want to be a shining profile or part of a complex social network. I just want to play in a world of secrets, where I am an avatar, a perfect figure who understands it all. Who saves the world (or, if need be, a chained princess) in an instant. Leave me alone, let me wait and sleep until I'm ready to outshine you all.'I'm Not Here For A While' is about the pressure young people can feel to have to conform, to be ever more beautiful, stronger and better than they feel. The desire to game, escape into show and glitter or stay under the radar is great. But the outside world keeps knocking on the door and you don't feel like opening it. The show takes place in the waiting room of real life, the only place where you just understand the rules of the game. Ik ben er even niet er is a colorful mix of theater, dance and music from the creators of Liefde (Gouden Krekel 2017) and Hallo familie (Zilveren Krekel 2019).