Dorien Dijkhuis
(The Netherlands, 1978) is a writer, poet, journalist and essayist. She publishes in literary journals and collaborates in projects with artists from other disciplines such as musicians, illustrators and digital creators. In 2019, she published her debut collection Waren we dieren (Were We Animals). Her collection Dezelfde Maan (The Same Moon, 2024, Van Oorschot) is a book that transcends genre boundaries: it combines essay, poetry and prose. During Writers Unlimited Festival 2025, her seven-minute poetic virtual reality experience Ver (Far) about distance, desire and communication, can be heard and watched in the foyer of Theater aan het Spui. She made Ver with creative director Harm van de Ven, illustrator Suzan Hijink and composer Myrthe van de Weetering.
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VER - Virtual Poetry
With: Dorien Dijkhuis
Is it possible to purely 'experience' a poem? Can you skip the brain, as it were, and take a shortcut to the heart or whatever place it is where poetry stirs your soul?
That question was the starting point for poet Dorien Dijkhuis to combine Virtual Reality with poetry. Her VER (in English: Far) is a poetic Virtual Reality experience about distance, desire and communication. The experience takes about seven minutes to watch.
Dorien Dijkhuis developed the VR installation VER in collaboration with creative director Harm van de Ven, illustrator Suzan Hijink and composer/violinist Myrthe van de Weetering.
Experience language, images, music and blue one on one! Rather than virtual reality, the makers call it virtual poetry: a three-dimensional experience where poetry comes first.
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Writers Unlimited Festival Cafe
Meet up in the heart of the festival with a drink and a bite to eat. Host and DJ Francis Broekhuijsen will create the right atmosphere with his virtual Writers Unlimited Radio Show, and guide you through the extensive festival programme. You are welcome to request your favourite song to be played.
Well-known Hague poet Sjaak Kroes will create a tailor-made poem for you with his Woordenwisseling (Exchange of words). Poet Dorien Dijkhuis takes you on a seven minute journey in VER, her poetic VR installation (Dutch spoken). De Vries Van Stockum's bookshop will be open all evening and richly stocked with books or cd's by festival authors and artists; you can also meet them there and have their work signed:
20:30 hours: Tommy Wieringa
21:15 hours: Robin Block, George Abraham, Rešoketšwe Manenzhe
21:35 hours: Yael van der Wouden, Andrej Koerkov
22:30 hours: Elif Shafak, Asta Olivia Nordenhof, Dario Goldbach, Marjolijn van Heemstra
23:00 hours: Alejandra Ortiz
23:45 hours: Saartje van CampTogether with the Silent Eclectic Disco Show by DJ Socrates, we will be dancing into the late night from 23:15. Don't want to dance but have a nice chat? Then there's plenty of room for that. No obligations, everything is allowed...that is the credo of the Writers Unlimited Festival heart!
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Writers Unlimited Festival Cafe
In the beating festival heart, you will meet with a drink and a bite to eat. Presenter and DJ Francis Broekhuijsen creates the right atmosphere with his virtual Writers Unlimited Radio Show, keeps you informed about the extensive festival programme and you can always request your favourite song On Air.
The famous Hague poet Sjaak Kroes will create a tailor-made poem for you with his Woordenwisseling (Exchange of Words). Poet Dorien Dijkhuis takes you on a seven minute journey in VER, her poetic VR installation. De Vries Van Stockum's bookshop will be open all evening and richly stocked with books by festival authors; you can also meet them there and have their work signed.
Together with the Silent Eclectic Disco Show by DJ Socrates, we will sneak dancing into the late night. Don't want to dance but want to have a chat? Then there will be plenty of room for that. Nothing must, everything is allowed...that is the credo of the Writers Unlimited Festival heart!
