Do you know that feeling when you hear a really good story? That feeling that stays with you for a long time after, because the story touches you and makes you wonder?

storytellers 2025

Danni Cullen

We all fall! is a solo performance in which Danni Cullen combines her skills as both a storyteller and a clown. Danni plays an aspiring actress who works as a cleaner at Dublin’s Royal Hotel . Cleaners are meant to ...

Sîpan Sezgin Tekin

The Original is a story about a Kurdish family history, wrapped in layers of hidden identity. And it is a story about being a migrant artist in the Netherlands, having to perform yourself again and again for a right to ...

Fer Rodil

Fer is on a deadline is a one-man show inspired by a year of terrible timing: a friend’s death, a scary diagnosis, and a breakup. Blending comedy, stories and songwriting, Fer opens up on how to continue living your life ...

tourlist

2026

17^th of June “Fer is on a Deadline” by Fer @ Oerol Festival on Terschelling

13^th of August “Fer is on a Deadline” by Fer @ Theaterfestival Boulevard in Den Bosch

29^th of September “Fer is on a Deadline” by Fer @ Theater Kikker in Utrecht

6^th of October “The Original” by Sîpan @ Het Nationaal Theater Zaal 3 in Den Haag

7^th of October “The Original” by Sîpan @ Monty in Antwerp

8^th of October “The Original” by Sîpan @ Monty in Antwerp

15^th of October “Fer is on a Deadline” by Fer @ Theater Bellevue Amsterdam

13^th of December “The Original” by Sîpan @ Storytelling Festival Nijmegen

The Mezrab | House of Creation aims to build a sustainable bridge between community-based storytelling and the professional performance art scene. We do this by listening carefully to the specific needs of each storyteller and by designing unique trajectories for each professional development.

From sparking the desire to turn their stories into an evening show, throughout the artistic process, up until organizing the premiere and a nation-wide tour, we stand by our artists.

“The differences between the first three productions from House of Creation reveal the multidimensional nature of storytelling. But they also demonstrate the universal space where we inevitably encounter one another as human beings.” – Karima Aissaoui in the Theaterkrant, 23rd April 2025

After 20 years of investing in the art form of storytelling we now want to make it more visible and sustainable.

We work from the vision that storytelling has the power to overcome prejudice and indifference and helps us to connect to each other.

“Those with traditions of storytelling believe that stories touch us and affect us on a deeper level. Hence, the message of a story might not become clear to us until weeks, months or even years later. Stories can stir something deep within us and plant a seed for change that will sprout when the time is right.”
Aminata Cairo in Holding Space

We will reach this vision by staying true to our mission: to anchor storytelling as a permanent and high-quality artistic genre in the Netherlands, that will be accessible for audiences everywhere.

Team

Director Farnoosh Farnia

Creative Producer Renske Ebbers

Executive Producer Irina Koriazova

Mentors Sahand Sahebdivani, Karl Giesriegl, Farnoosh Farnia & Raphael Rodan

Artistic expertise A pool of directors, choreographers, composers, videographers, circus artists, musicians and other creatives that can be connected to a project based on the needs of the storyteller.

Freelance Producers A pool of producers with experience in storytelling shows, from which one producer will stand by each storyteller throughout the whole process.

More Mezrab:

Mezrab | The House of Stories

Mezrab Storytelling School

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