20:30-21:30 €18.50
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Dr. Brown (aka Philip Burgers)
This is a one-man, non-verbal (silent) comedy show – absurd, surreal, and totally ridiculous.
Welcome to The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival 2025! As it starts getting dark and cold outside, we come together yet again, to warm up our hearts with stories….
The theme of the eighteenth edition: The Fool.
The symbol of open beginnings, the leap into the unknown, and the power of naiveté. The Fool lives between worlds, where superficial truths break and a deeper layer reveals itself. In tarot, the Fool is the zero point: empty, available, full of possibilities. The Fool carries everything he needs in a small bag and walks carefree toward the abyss—not out of stupidity, but out of trust.
Dozens of artists from all over the world will come together and share their soul stirrings through storytelling, music, theater, and clowning. In addition to all these performances, there are also workshops and talks at Podium Mozaïek, which will be transformed into a welcoming salon for the occasion.
See you in November, from 6th till 9th!
P.S. for the weekend there are day passes, so you can spend the whole day with us…..
program 2025
wednesday 5 november
thursday 6 november
13:00-16:00 €55
WORKSHOP ‘The Trickster’
Ashley Ramsden
Get a sneak peek into the oldest art form in the world.
20:00-21:30 €18.50
Grand Opening: THE FOOL
Grand opening full of foolishness and sincerity! Kick-off the festival with us!
friday 7 november
13:00-16:00 €55
WORKSHOP ‘Introduction to Storytelling’
Get a sneak peek into the oldest art form in the world.
18:00-19:00 €16
The Visitor // A STORK SHOW
Phoebe Perry
Edie, a stork, is late for her last mating season to fulfill her stork duties, but the village she left no longer resembles the one she left behind.
19:30-21:30 €16
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Hodja Nasruddin (part 1)
Ashley Ramsden
epic adventures of the irrepressible fool
21:00-22:05 €16
Becoming Absurd
Rory de Groot
A gripping story about failure and loss, and the courage to redefine who you are.
saturday 8 november
11:00-14:00 €55
WORKSHOP ‘A short dive into clownerie’
Dr. Brown
Act like a fool and become a clown: finding vulnerability and stupidity on stage
14:45-15:45 €16
Remembering Rightly
Steven Navarro & ENTEN
Is the past more than a long lost memory?
16:00-16:55 €16
Henna Night Reimagined: Unveiling the Spectrum of Self
Can Bora and Berat Bebek
A Queer Celebration of Human Existence, Touch and Inclusivity
17:00-18:00 €6
TALK ‘The fool on stage’
tell the harsh truth and remain alive: the special role of the jester
18:00-19:00 €16
Your 15 Minutes of Fame
Lee White
with some care and laughter, everyone can become the star!
19:30-21:30 €16
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Hodja Nasruddin (part 2)
Ashley Ramsden
epic adventures of the irrepressible fool
20:00-21:00 €16
WOYENGI & THE MEDICINE WOMAN
Jan Blake and Pan Pradere
a woman sets out on a quest to change her fate…
21:45-22:45 €16
Home Sweet Home
Basak Layic
A courtroom comedy about the housing crisis, starring one woman on trial with an unforgettable defense.
22:00-23:00 €16
DR BROWN BETURNS
Dr. Brown (aka Philip Burgers)
Heartbreaking and touching absurdity
sunday 9 november
11:00-14:00 €55
Workshop: ‘The Story Tells Itself’
Lee White
learn how to let the character’s story reveal itself!
15:00-16:30 €16
The Leap
Nora Fischer
The rise and fall of a successful singer: a brutally honest disclosure
15:30-16:50 €16
Un|Earthed – Of Mothers, Grandmothers and Freedom
Inez Aponte
Magical realism and folktale collide with ancestral memory in a beautifully woven search for belonging
17:30-18:25 €16
Listening to the Planets
Ari Teperberg
A satellite solo. A struggle to locate oneself.
18:15-19:15 €16
TRICKSTER STORIES
Joseph Kearney, Raffi Feghali, and Marion Laville
fools and tricksters from around the world
19:30-21:30 €16
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Hodja Nasruddin (part 3)
Ashley Ramsden
Epic adventures of the irrepressible fool
Looking for more? Explore our satellite program
The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival goes beyond Amsterdam!
Here’s where you can see the most popular shows from the Festival performed again:
November 25-27: STET: The English Theatre – Zaal 3, The Hague
December 3: Theater Zuidplein, Rotterdam
December 16-18: Thiemeloods, Nijmegen
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contact info
Email: info@storytellingfestival.nl
For press and marketing questions:
Email: pers@storytellingfestival.nl
Address: we are located at Podium Mozaïek:
Bos en Lommerweg 191, 1055 DT Amsterdam
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Artistic direction and program: Raphael Rodan & Sahand Sahebdivani
Business Director: Jasmijn Snoijink
Production team: Nadine Dijkstra
Marketing & Press: Irina Koriazova
Design: deleatur
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