THESE ARE JUST THREE OF THE MORE THAN 250 STORIES THAT PEOPLE, LIKE YOU AND I, HAVE SHARED ON THE STAGE AT THE BEAR. TRUE STORIES. ERZÄHLTES LEBEN. IN OVER 30 STORYTELLING EVENINGS SINCE 2015.
How it works
Each shows starts with a theme, and storytellers explore it, often in unexpected ways. Professional musicians play between the stories and sometimes accompany the storytellers, as well. Audiences come to experience the heartwarming, entertaining, and often enlightening atmosphere these true, personal stories create.
Why it works
The Bear founder, Dyane Neiman, a New York-bred, Berlin-based storytelling coach and show host, charms the audience to tell their tales in German or English:
“The Bear celebrates the diversity and commonality of our community. Stories spur on laughter, honest feelings, aha moments of truth - it’s an evening of heart-to-heart communication.“
Time to grow
The Bear team (Dyane Neiman, together with a team of volunteers and presenter Meeet AG) is determined to harness the enthusiasm and popularity of this storytelling format to grow its audiences and promote the art & craft of storytelling in Berlin.
Future storytellers will be offered story coaching by experienced writers and stage professionals, the stories will be professionally recorded and released as videos on our Youtube channel, Facebook page and (coming soon) podcasts. In addition to the "Open Stage" evenings in the Chausseestraße 86, Berlin-Mitte, a "curated program" will be held for the first time on three evenings in the Kulturbrauerei, Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg in the 2018/2019 season - space for 125 guests.