Berlin's favorite storytelling show: personal, true stories, told live in German & English.

Over 1000 thrilled listeners, 300 stories in 3 years.

THE BEAR promotes the ancient art of storytelling, which is relevant today more than ever before. Each story shines a light on the diversity and commonality of human experience. 

Be our next storyteller! Because if you have a story, we have a stage.

 
 

Every show is a dance between theater and documentary as storytellers tell true, personal stories without notes. Story topics are explored, sometimes in the most unusual ways, leaving the audience amused, intrigued, and often, enlightened. 

Our mission is to create a more compassionate community, where each story matters.

Join us with or without a story.

 
Upcoming event
The Bear presents CLOSE SHAVE: hairy stories
Oct 19
The Bear presents CLOSE SHAVE: hairy stories

An evening of narrow escapes, close calls, and bad-hair-day stories. Join us with or without a story.

GRAVITY: encounters with uncontrollable forces
Nov 16
GRAVITY: encounters with uncontrollable forces

"Der Groschen ist gefallen"  - that transformative moment of understanding; gravitating towards one answer, one decision, one opinion, one perspective - and not another; the gravity / seriousness of a situation; moments where fate was completely out of your control; falling down - down the career ladder, breaking your ankle as a guinea pig for an experiment, getting big funding and bad results; your hero-to-zero moment; the aha moment after a struggle and the resulting feeling of "lightness"; attending a zero gravity disco party as an ex-astronaut; sharing your personal wonder of science.

Workshops
Story Lab
Nov 7
Story Lab

Test our your story ideas in a supportive atmosphere of other peers and storytellers. Afterwards you can take the stage at The Bear on December 14th.