Storyteller Deepti Anupindi on stage at THE bEAR.
“Inside each of us is a natural-born storyteller, waiting to be released.”
― Robin Moore
THE bEAR kicks off its 10th season of true, personal stories with 8 randomly-selected storytellers from the audience, who dared to put their name in the hat. These 5-minute stories bEAR witness to the common experiences we all share.
At the end of the evening, the audience chooses their Favorite story and this storyteller is invited to the annual Eve of the Champs in June 2025.
If you would like feedback on your story before you hit the stage: hello@THEbEAR-storytelling.de
If you’ve got a story, we got a stage!
FAVORITE Storyteller Terence Mickey 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: Renko Pauwels
MUSIC: James Harper
TICKET DONATION: 12,50 € general; 10 € reduced
Show host Renko Pauwels on stage at THE bEAR.
Show Host
RENKO PAUWELS
Meet Renko, the Berlin-based Belgian who transforms his everyday hiccups into captivating tales. Mastering the art of public speaking, he’s snagged victories in countless competitions, coached and given TEDx talks, and hosts shows filled with jugglers and drag queens.
Most importantly, he’s a longtime friend of The Bear! Get to know him better at www.social-speakers.com or join us to see him in action!
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.