Valerie van Leersum en Gerco Aerts

Valerie van Leersum is a visual artist. Together with composer Gerco Aerts she built the interactive installation Anker Land (Anchor Land). They invite their audience to travel with them to Surinam, Morocco and Indonesia on the basis of some objects. They tell stories of a country left behind, a journey, of the future and desires, of family and traditions.

Valerie van Leersum en Gerco Aerts
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Past events

13 January 2007 20:00-23:55 hrs Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Books, records and the country left behind

DJ Jairzinho played his records, writers signed their books.

The Kotomisi Shop invited the audience to its livingroom of Surinamese cultures.

Visual artist Valerie van Leersum and composer Gerco Aerts allowed the audience to travel to Surinam, Morocco and Indonesia in their interactive installation.

12 January 2007 20:00-23:55 hrs Theater aan het Spui - foyer

An interactive journey

In search for a book by the writer you have discovered tonight, sit and talk with other festival goers, or just recovering from it all. That's what the theatre's foyer is for.

DJ Jan plays music and writers sign their work in the bookshop.

Visual artist Valerie van Leersum and composer Gerco Aerts built an interactive installation in the foyer. They invite the visitors to travel to Surinam, Morocco and Indonesia with them. Listen to stories of a country left behind, a journey, future and desires, family and traditions.