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Here you will find our articles about the subjects that fascinate us, like social impact, connection and personal growth. Feel free to scroll through the articles or select a topic below and dive right in.
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Why I create theatre based on personal stories
What happens to you when all your certainties are swept away in an instant and you are left entirely to your own devices? Personal and compelling theatre takes you on a universal journey to explore human resilience in times of profound uncertainty.
Mona Keijzer and her ‘fairy-tale newspaper’
Mona Keijzer knows better than anyone how to summarise the complex issues facing the Netherlands in a few simple soundbites. But behind those appealing and straightforward messages lies exactly the same strategy that ‘manosphere’ influencers use to win over their audience.
I cheer for Morocco
How narratives of dominance have a very strong influence on our society, and how you’re starting to see this more and more clearly, for example in the Morocco v Netherlands match.
Which story will you choose?
People often have a choice as to which story they associate with an event or a memory. We can decide what value and what meaning we attach to it. Which story do you choose?
More isn’t always better; insights into the single story
In this article, Arjen Barel reflects on the concept of the ‘single story’; the reduction of an identity to a single narrative.
The difference
It’s a question that comes up in almost every training session or presentation: “What is the real difference between applied storytelling and therapy?”
Arjen Barel
Director of the Storytelling Centre and Theatre Lab and Storytelling Coach.
deelt op deze pagina maandelijks zijn opgedane kennis.
Hij schreef eerder twee boeken:
‘The Power of Art Bouwstenen’
en
‘Storytelling en de Wereld’
en hij is bezig met zijn derde.
Hij geeft regelmatig lezingen over storytelling in de maatschappelijke sector.