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Mezrab

Mezrab is a storytelling venue in Amsterdam's Eastern Docklands, operating in a former warehouse with a programme centred on the oldest of cultural forms: people telling true stories to a room of strangers. Founded by Iranian-Dutch storyteller Sahand Sahebdivani, it has built one of Amsterdam's most distinctive and genuinely warm cultural communities over a decade and a half of weekly events. A typical Mezrab evening begins with Iranian soup — homemade, shared, provided as a matter of course — and moves into stories, music, or comedy depending on the night. The storytelling events are particularly strong: monthly shows with a consistent format refined over years of practice. Storytellers range from professionals to first-timers, and the quality of the evening comes as much from the room as from the performers. Mezrab has expanded its programming to include music nights, comedy, workshops in storytelling and performance, and occasional residencies. But the storytelling community remains at the centre. It is one of the few Amsterdam cultural spaces that is explicitly about connection between people — and one of the few that consistently delivers it.

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43 upcoming events

Tonight · 20:00

Mezrab Comedy Open Mic

Tomorrow · 20:00

Pearls on a String

Wed 27 May · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 28 May · 19:30

South Italian Night ♫ Live AcquAria ★ Farm-to-Table Food

Fri 29 May · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 30 May · 21:30

Vintage Voudou Dance Night ♫ Listening session in the Dark & Tropical Dance Party

Sun 31 May · 20:00

New Harvest Night

Tue 2 Jun · 20:00

Mythos. Ancient tales from all around the world.

Wed 3 Jun · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 4 Jun · 21:00

Zeid Hamdan live ★ The Godfather of Lebanese Underground Music ♫

Fri 5 Jun · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 6 Jun · 20:00

The Original Mezrab Comedy Night

Mon 8 Jun · 19:30

Persian language storytelling night

Tue 9 Jun · 20:00

Off the Page

Wed 10 Jun · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 11 Jun · 20:00

Club Amsterdam Klezmer ★ Diaspora Release Party ♫

Fri 12 Jun · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 13 Jun · 21:15

Rebetiko Against the Machine ♫ Yvonne Mellisa and Stelios Ladopoulos ★ PaNiGiRi Vol. 2

Sun 14 Jun · 20:00

The MezJam

Tue 16 Jun · 20:00

Samizdat: Stories from the Underground

Wed 17 Jun · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 18 Jun · 20:30

Nano Stern ★ Chilean Singer-Songwriter ♫

Fri 19 Jun · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 20 Jun · 20:00

The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night

Mon 22 Jun · 20:00

Mezrab Comedy Open Mic

Tue 23 Jun · 20:00

Pearls on a String

Wed 24 Jun · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Fri 26 Jun · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 27 Jun · 21:00

Bohemian Balkan Night ★ Nadara Gyspsy Wedding Band ♫

Sun 28 Jun · 20:00

Orchestre Partout Jam

Tue 30 Jun · 20:00

Welcome to the Playground

Wed 1 Jul · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 2 Jul · 20:30

Afro Anatolian Tales ft Burak Savaş ★ Tarab Dance ★ Magic Carpet Sessions ♫

Fri 3 Jul · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sun 5 Jul · 20:00

New Harvest Night

Wed 8 Jul · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 9 Jul · 20:00

a trail of pomegranate seeds | Sahand Sahebdivani & Rasha Hilwi

Fri 10 Jul · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sun 12 Jul · 20:00

The MezJam

Wed 15 Jul · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Fri 17 Jul · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Wed 22 Jul · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Fri 24 Jul · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling