Duration: 90 min
Start: 20:00
End: 21:30
Price: € 18,50
Language: EN
Location: Big Theatre
Grand opening full of foolishness and sincerity! Kick-off the festival with us!
This year it’s all about the Fool! A fool is the one who walks off a cliff with a smile on his face. The one who gets to tell the truth and remain alive. The one who never misses an opportunity for a good joke. Festival directors Raphael Rodan and Sahand Sahebdivani create a variety show where different artists shine together as their wonderful selves. Expect touching stories, heart-warming music, and of course, a touch of foolishness to kick off the new edition of our festival!
Raphael Rodan (1980) is an award-winning theatre maker and storyteller. He graduated in 2008 from the School of Speech and Drama in Harduf in his country of birth Israel. He continued his actor training at the Actors Temple in London. He worked in Israel as a theatre director for Arab and Jewish young actors, using theatre as a bridge for communication. Since his move to Europe he runs storytelling workshops and performs all over the continent.
Sahand Sahebdivani (1980) is the most known storyteller of The Netherlands. In 2004 he founded the Mezrab, which became one of the most important storytelling stages of the world. Sahand arrived in the Netherlands as a refugee of the Iran-Iraq war at the age of three. The experiences of him and his family have been the basis of the majority of his work.
Together, Raphael Rodan and Sahand Sahebdivani direct and co-create The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival. They also established the Mezrab Storytelling School, a school that is striving to link the ancient art of storytelling with today’s burning questions.
Concept, stories and moderation: Sahand Sahebdivani & Raphael Rodan