november 6–10, 2024
podium mozaïek

Courage!

That’s what it’s about this fall during The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival. Please join us from November 6 to 10 at Podium Mozaïek in Amsterdam West, where we offer you a five-day program full of surprising stories about daring deeds and the feelings of insignificance that can be hidden underneath.

Dozens of artists from all over the world will come together and share their soul stirrings through storytelling, clowning and music. In addition to all those brave performances, there are also workshops, talks and a masterclass at Podium Mozaïek, which will be transformed into a Middle Eastern salon for the occasion.

Please come by and immerse yourself in a warm bath!

PS For the weekend there are day passes, so you can soak up as much culture as you want.

program

wednesday 6 november

20:00-21:30 €17.50

Grand Opening: COURAGE

Sahand Sahebdivani, Raphael Rodan & friends

Grand opener full of stories and starter energy! After this night you will feel the courage to stay for the full festival.

21:30 FREE

Live Music: Ham Ko Ham

show us your bravest dance moves!

13:30-16:30 €50

fully bookedWORKSHOP ‘Introduction to Storytelling’

Teacher: Fer Rodil

Get a sneak peek into the oldest art form in the world.

17:00-18:00 €5

TALK ‘From fear to courage in stories’

Can the ancient stories give you courage?

18:30-19:45 €15

ROOTS!

3Troubadours
Electrifying dive into three people’s ancient and personal stories from Norway, Finland and Belgium intertwined into a brotherhood.

19:00-19:50 €15

Narrative Animations

Rod Ben Zeev and Renske Ebbers
Adventurous double bill where storytellers ánd animation, show the magic of the moment and brave souls.

20:10-21:10 €15

The Chord

Meysam Forooz, Raffi Feghali, Bence Huszar

An Iranian family tragedy and murder mystery. A sister dies in a fire. Or does she?

20:30-21:55 €15

Atalanta

Ben Haggarty
Spend a moonlit night in the company of maniacal kings, cocksure warriors, gods unleashed and a remarkable virgin huntress.

13:30-16:30 €50

fully bookedWORKSHOP ‘The Courage to Move’

Ben Haggarty
Learn from a pro how to use movement to tell your story with even more dedication!

17:00-18:00 €5

TALK ‘The courage of the performer

Ari Teperberg and Phil Burgers

Do you have to be brave, to tell a story without speech?

18:15-19:15 €15

Little Tiny Wet Show (baptism)

Lara Ricote
This award-winning comedy queen has the courage to dive into the subject of love

19:30-21:00 €15

The Rainbow Cinema

Ali Zijlstra and Vladlena Sandu
An adolescent heroine falls into the hands of a criminal gang after the Chechen war. Yet she always chooses to see the light over the dark.

20:00-21:00 €15

in dutchGurbet – or how I became rich

Soula Notos
A Dutch Greek storyteller looks on all sides of displacement, maybe the in between isn’t that bad?

21:30-22:30 €15

Alright: Solving the Problem of Living

Nisha Coleman
An intimate storytelling show about life’s formidable events and the pinpricks of light that tilt our gaze from the gutter to the stars.

23:00-00:00 €15

12 Kisses Before Midnight

Irina Koriazova and Sanne van Dijk
Do you remember your first kiss? Would you know when it’s your last?

11:00-14:00 €50

fully booked WORKSHOP ‘A short dive into clownerie’

Dr. Brown
Act like a pro and become a clown: finding vulnerability and stupidity on stage.

14:30-15:20 €15

Bread and Brave – A Mediterranean Tale

Vincenzo AcquAria Castellana & Paolo Rossetti Murittu
Make bread while Mediterranean sounds, stories and scents take you on a multisensory journey

16:00-17:15 €15

Untitled Document

Ari Teperberg
A mute monologue in a Google Doc, where the soft rhythm of typing will connect us.

17:00-18:00 €5

TALK “The courage to live”

How to find the strength and courage to keep living no matter what

19:00-20:00 €15

Halim Al-Hakawati

Raffi Feghali
Improvised Stories from Kitab Al-Hikayat (Book of Stories)!

19:30-20:40 €15

premiere We Are Who We Are

Chidi Ebere & Ham Ko Ham
Sometimes we must travel to faraway places in order to discover the truths close to home.

20:50-21:50 €15

in dutch
De Uitnodiging

Laura van Dolron & Mark Kulsdom
In the most romantic performance of her life, Laura pays tribute to love. Love after a divorce.

22:00-23:00 €15

Befrdfgth

Dr. Brown (aka Philip Burgers)
International comedy sensation Doctor Brown returns to Amsterdam with his multiple award winning (silent) comedy show.

23:00-1:00 FREE

The Midnight Saloon

Join us at midnight for intimate storytelling and music

daypass €37.50

fully bookedSaturday Pass November 9

The Saturday Pass gives you entrance to all shows and the Talk of that day.

13:15-14:15 €15

Till death…

Arjen Barel
In this touching story about love, saying goodbye and carrying on, Arjen tells about losing his husband to cancer.

14:30-15:30 €5

fully booked Open Masterclass: Deep Connection

Witness the process of story creation under the guidance of a master teacher

16:00-17:00 €15

fully bookedA Trail of Pomegranate Seeds

Rasha Hilwi & Sahand Sahebdivani
A very personal show about love, lullabies and rooting at many places.

16:30-17:30 €15

premiere Divine Madness

Başak Layiç
Who is insane? Find out in this ritual performance where live music and theatrical storytelling guide you through the depths of madness and the Divine Feminine.