Mezrab

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.

49 upcoming events

Tomorrow · 20:00

Mezrab Comedy Open Mic

Wed 26 Aug · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 27 Aug · 20:00

EXTRA open stage storytelling night

Fri 28 Aug · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 29 Aug · 21:00

Vintage Voudou ★ Forró special ★ Lara Aredes (Brazil) ♫

Tue 1 Sept · 20:00

Mythos. Ancient tales from all around the world.

Wed 2 Sept · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 3 Sept · 19:00

Amsterdam Fringe Festival: A Beautiful Cockroach

Fri 4 Sept · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Fri 4 Sept · 20:15

Amsterdam Fringe Festival: A Beautiful Cockroach

Sat 5 Sept · 19:30

Amsterdam Fringe Festival: A Beautiful Cockroach

Sat 5 Sept · 20:00

The Original Mezrab Comedy Night

Sun 6 Sept · 19:15

Amsterdam Fringe Festival: This Is Not A Freakshow

Mon 7 Sept · 20:45

Amsterdam Fringe Festival: This Is Not A Freakshow

Tue 8 Sept · 20:00

Off the Page

Wed 9 Sept · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 10 Sept · 21:00

Amsterdam Fringe Festival: Pulling the Trigger

Fri 11 Sept · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 12 Sept · 21:00

Amsterdam Fringe Festival: Pulling the Trigger

Sun 13 Sept · 20:00

The MezJam

Mon 14 Sept · 19:30

Persian language storytelling night

Tue 15 Sept · 20:00

Samizdat: Stories from the Underground

Wed 16 Sept · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 17 Sept · 19:30

Giveh ★ One last summer night ★ آخرین شب تابستان

Fri 18 Sept · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 19 Sept · 20:00

The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night

Sun 20 Sept · 14:15

Balfolk Social in de Mezrab Save the Date

Mon 21 Sept · 20:00

Mezrab Comedy Open Mic

Tue 22 Sept · 20:00

Pearls on a String

Wed 23 Sept · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Thu 24 Sept · 20:30

Albaidar Duo ★ Arabic Folk ★ Magic Carpet Sessions ♫

Fri 25 Sept · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sun 27 Sept · 20:00

Orchestre Partout Jam

Mon 28 Sept · 20:00

Mezrab Comedy Open Mic

Tue 29 Sept · 20:00

Welcome to the Playground

Wed 30 Sept · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Fri 2 Oct · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 3 Oct · 20:00

The Original Mezrab Comedy Night

Sun 4 Oct · 20:00

Tell, then show! – our storytelling jam

Tue 6 Oct · 20:00

Mythos. Ancient tales from all around the world.

Wed 7 Oct · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Fri 9 Oct · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sun 11 Oct · 20:00

The MezJam

Tue 13 Oct · 20:00

Off the Page

Wed 14 Oct · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night

Fri 16 Oct · 20:00

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

Sat 17 Oct · 20:00

The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night

Tue 20 Oct · 20:00

Samizdat: Stories from the Underground

Wed 21 Oct · 20:00

Open Stage Storytelling Night