BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-in-the-shade-of-the-mulberry-tree-narrative-journey DTSTAMP:20250625T103033Z DTSTART:20250828T173000Z DTEND:20250828T190000Z SUMMARY:In the shade of the mulberry tree - narrative journey DESCRIPTION:Sahand Sahebdivani from Iran and Raphael Rodan from Israel are both storytellers. They have a deep\, decades-long friendship and have be en telling their personal stories together for just as long\, telling of c onflicts\, solidarity and love. Together with the audience\, they visit "t he houses where their mothers grew up" - an imaginary home under the mulbe rry tree\, where memories\, myths and their own biographies merge.\n\nWith humour\, heart and a touch of rebellion\, they offer a rare insight into what happens when two unlikely friends prefer storytelling to silence. Thi s evening is an invitation into the shade of the mulberry tree to see what grows there.\nRafael Rodan is an actor and storyteller. Born in Israel\, he lives in the Netherlands. He is an award-winning theatre maker and stor yteller. in 2004\, he founded the Mezrab Storytelling School together with Sahand Sahebdiviani. in 2017\, together with Sahand Sahebdiviani\, he won the Amsterdam Fringe Gold Award with "My Father Held a Gun\, about the na ture of war". Since 2018\, he has been artistic director of the Amsterdam Storytelling Festival alongside Sahand Sahebdivani. He travels internation ally with his storytelling programmes.\nSahand Sahebdiviani\, born in Tehr an\, Iran\, came to the Netherlands with his family at the age of 3 as a r efugee from the Iran-Iraq war. He is now one of the best-known storyteller s in the Netherlands and his experiences and those of his family form the basis for the majority of his work. in 2004\, he co-founded the Mezrab Sto rytelling School. Since 2018\, he has been co-artistic director of the Ams terdam Storytelling Festival alongside Raphael Rodan. He performs internat ionally as asoloist or in tandem as a storyteller\, musician and actor.\nM ary Aygetsy grew up in Armenia. As the daughter of a family of musicians\, she was surrounded by the rich musical heritage of her homeland even as a child. She actively immersed herself in the world of music from a young a ge\, singing Armenian folk songs and regularly supporting the local church choir as a singer. Her passion for traditional music led her to co-found the "Shushiki Band"\, a trio that has been travelling internationally for some time now\, singing about their roots and their love for the culture o f Ararat. When Mary Aygetsy is not singing in the trio\, she leads choirs or sings alongside her husband Raphael Rodan on stage.\nPerformers: Raphae l Rodan (ISR)\, Sahand Sahebdiviani (IRN) | Music: Mary Aygetsy (ARM) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Sahand Sahebdivani from Iran and Raphael R odan from Israel are both storytellers. They have a deep\, decades-long fr iendship and have been telling their personal stories together for just as long\, telling of conflicts\, solidarity and love. Together with the audi ence\, they visit "the houses where their mothers grew up" - an imaginary home under the mulberry tree\, where memories\, myths and their own biogra phies merge.

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With humour\, heart and a touch of rebellion\, t hey offer a rare insight into what happens when two unlikely friends prefe r storytelling to silence. This evening is an invitation into the shade of the mulberry tree to see what grows there.

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Rafael Rodan is an actor and storyteller. Born in Israel\, he lives in the Netherlands. H e is an award-winning theatre maker and storyteller. in 2004\, he founded the Mezrab Storytelling School together with Sahand Sahebdiviani. in 2017\ , together with Sahand Sahebdiviani\, he won the Amsterdam Fringe Gold Awa rd with "My Father Held a Gun\, about the nature of war". Since 2018\, he has been artistic director of the Amsterdam Storytelling Festival alongsid e Sahand Sahebdivani. He travels internationally with his storytelling pro grammes.

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Sahand Sahebdiviani\, born in Tehran\, Iran\, came to the Netherlands with his family at the age of 3 as a refugee from the Iran-Iraq war. He is now one of the best-known storytellers in the Netherl ands and his experiences and those of his family form the basis for the ma jority of his work. in 2004\, he co-founded the Mezrab Storytelling School . Since 2018\, he has been co-artistic director of the Amsterdam Storytell ing Festival alongside Raphael Rodan. He performs internationally a s asoloist or in tandem as a storyteller\, musician and actor.< /p>\n

Mary Aygetsy grew up in Armenia. As the daughter of a family of musicians\, she was surrounded by the rich musical heritage of her homela nd even as a child. She actively immersed herself in the world of music fr om a young age\, singing Armenian folk songs and regularly supporting the local church choir as a singer. Her passion for traditional music led her to co-found the "Shushiki Band"\, a trio that has been travelling internat ionally for some time now\, singing about their roots and their love for t he culture of Ararat. When Mary Aygetsy is not singing in the trio\, she l eads choirs or sings alongside her husband Raphael Rodan on stage.

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Performers: Raphael Rodan (ISR)\, Sahand Sah ebdiviani (IRN) | Music: Mary Aygetsy (ARM)

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