{"id":771,"date":"2026-04-01T09:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/?post_type=poet&#038;p=771"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:15:41","slug":"mezrab-nld","status":"publish","type":"poet","link":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/en\/poet\/mezrab-nld\/","title":{"rendered":"Mezrab (NLD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mezrab (NLD) is a storytelling stage and cultural platform based in Amsterdam, known for its vibrant evenings of spoken word, music, and personal narratives. Rooted in oral storytelling traditions from around the world, Mezrab creates a space where diverse voices come together, blending intimate autobiographical stories with myths and imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its contributors include <strong>Rasha Hilwi (PSE)<\/strong>, storyteller and former editor-in-chief of the Arabic-language platform Raseef 22, whose work explores themes of displacement, identity, and life as a Palestinian woman in Israeli society; <strong>Irina Koriazova (RUS)<\/strong>, a key member of Mezrab\u2019s team who combines production, programming, and performance, with stories ranging from deeply personal narratives to fantastical tales; and <strong>Sahand Sahebdivani (NLD\/IRN)<\/strong>, founder of Mezrab and one of the most prominent storytellers in the Netherlands, known for weaving personal and political histories into powerful performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How you may know Mezrab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weekly storytelling nights in Amsterdam, bringing together international voices and traditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborations with festivals and cultural platforms, including storytelling and spoken word programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatre tours and performances across the Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":579,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-771","poet","type-poet","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":771,"nl":768},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poet\/771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poet"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/poet"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poet\/771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}