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THE bEAR | Show #97
An Evening of True Stories, Live Music, and Unforgettable Moments
Each year, true story fans from across Berlin come together to breathe fresh life into the ancient art of storytelling, revealing its power to connect us in authentic, meaningful ways.
In this special curated edition, the top 10 storytellers, voted audience favorites at THE bEAR’s last 10 shows return to the stage; voices that have moved, thrilled, and inspired. What’s shared is real. What’s spoken is honest. What we hear, we’ve all felt.
Told live, without notes and in English (reflecting our international community on stage and in the audience), these personal stories all revolve around one universal theme: The Pursuit of Happiness.
What does it even mean to chase joy in today’s world?
You’ll hear tales that surprise, stir laughter, and open hearts, weaving through the absurd, the beautiful, and the deeply human. With each story, a new light is cast on the experience of being alive.
Add to that the intimacy of live piano, a vibrant audience, and the raw courage of people baring their souls on stage which creates a night that’s part theater, part confession, part celebration.
Since 2015, THE bEAR has been Berlin’s home for authentic, true storytelling. Over 97 sold-out shows prove it: storytelling isn’t just an art, but it’s a way to connect, to witness, to feel alive.
Our shared human story, told in so many individual ways.
And on June 20th, you’ll hear ten of them — live!
Made in Berlin with love. . ❤️
THE bEAR on stage at Theater im Delphi; Photo Emmi Mascher
Storytellers: Deepanker Dua, Furqan Hameed, Vishal Jodhani, Eduard Kirchner, Ben McGuire, Terence Mickey, Leonie Ringrose, Alex Saba, Tim Walters, Adam Fletcher (click to find out more)
DATE: Friday, 20 June
TIME: at 7 pm
VENUE: Theater im Delphi | Gustav-Adolf-Straße 2 | 13086 Berlin (Weißensee)
Hosts: Dyane Neiman & Wendy Husser
Music: James Harper & Teodora Vasilichi
Light Design: Ingo Reinhardt
Producers: Dyane Neiman, Michael Rost
“An incredibly inspiring, moving, funny, delightful evening.”
— storyteller Khushi PasqualeIt will be a fun, heartwarming evening bringing together all of Berlin’s true stories fans under one roof. Join us!
THE BEAR presents is made possible by the generous performances of our storytellers, our team of volunteers, and the “Verein zur Förderung der Kunst des biographischen Geschichtenerzählens e.V.” .
Special thanks to our partners Berlin Erleben on Youtube and the public speaking training company Moving Speaker, Theater im Delphi, Female Speaking Berlin, Unmaking Boxes and Galerie Cafe Emma T. (Lehderstr 60, Berlin) around the corner from Theater im Delphi.
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Stories connect us.
Because we all have stories to tell.
Please support our mission to bring compassion into our communities through the Art of Autobiographical Storytelling.
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Verein zur Förderung der Kunst des biographischen Geschichtenerzählens e.V.
IBAN: DE25 8306 5408 0005 2236 28