Storyteller Izzy Ahrbeck on stage at THE bEAR.
“There’s no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
— Maya Angelou
THE bEAR presents:
UNTOLD STORIES – Season 11 Kickoff Show
Friday, September 19, 2025
Delphi Theater, Berlin | Show #98
We're back—and we’re starting our 11th season with the stories that haven’t been told… yet.
Join us for a night of true, personal stories told live, as 8 brave souls take the stage to share something they’ve never shared before—at THE bEAR or anywhere. Their names will be drawn at random from our legendary top hat. The only requirement? The story must be untold.
These 5-minute stories bEAR witness to the awkward, the inspiring, the heartbreaking, the hilarious, and everything in between—the kind of stories that remind us we’re not alone.
At the end of the evening, the audience votes for their Favorite Story, and the winner receives an invite to The Eve of the Champs, our annual storytellers' showcase in June 2026.
Want to tell a story?
Come early to put your name in the hat—or email us in advance if you want feedback before you hit the stage:
📩 hello@THEbEAR-storytelling.de
Because if you’ve got a story, we’ve got a stage.
And there's no better time to tell it than now.
FAVORITE Storyteller Alexander Saba on stage at THE bEAR; Photo Emmi Mascher
DATE: Friday, 20 September at 8 pm
VENUE: Theatersaal in ZENTRUM | Danziger Straße 50 | 10435 Berlin
🎤 Host: To be announced
🎶 Musical Guest: Surprise guest
TICKET DONATION: 15–20 € Your donation makes this event happen. Thank you for your generosity.
Two free volunteer spots are available, contact us: hello@THEbEAR-storytelling.de
Musician James Harper
Music
JAMES HARPER
is the creator of award-nominated podcast Filter Stories, a show that uses our morning coffee as a lens to understand the world. His narratives explore history, science and sustainability, and he writes the piano music that underscore the stories.
His podcasts have been heard hundreds of thousands of times, and he has produced narrative podcasts for a wide array of clients, including Porsche (Driven Minds), Duolingo (Spanish Podcast), World Coffee Portal (5THWAVE), Specialty Coffee Association (World Coffee Championships), and others.
Growing up half Italian in Sydney, he’s lived in Hong Kong and Rome and began his career working for the Bank of England in 2009. However, his passion for coffee was simply too strong to resist, and in 2016 moved to Berlin to become The Barn Coffee Roaster’s Wholesale Manager, and then in early 2018 hopped on a flight to Guatemala to dive deeper into the world of specialty coffee as a documentary podcast producer.
When he is not traveling around the world, James generously accompanies storytellers at THE bEAR adding another delicious layer to our evening.
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.
Informative videos @ Berlin from 35-year experienced city guide Michael Rost.
Why just speak? Inspire! Training in storytelling & public speaking that moves listeners to action.
If you miss this show, you can have front row seats to beautiful stories made by THE bEAR with love on our bi-weekly podcast wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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.
We thank you for your generosity.
Verein zur Förderung der Kunst des biographischen Geschichtenerzählens e.V.
IBAN: DE25 8306 5408 0005 2236 28
Or you can buy the team some cups of coffee for those long nights… Thank you.