Storytelling - Arti Shuffle

An evening full of stories that will transport you, surprise you and sometimes linger in your mind – that’s what you can expect at our storytelling evening featuring three unique storytellers: Farah Coppola, Maarten Duinker and Joep Vermolen.

Three voices, three styles, each with their own world. From personal stories to sharp observations and tales that take you to unexpected places: every storyteller puts their own spin on what storytelling can be.

In the intimate setting of the club, there’s space to really get lost in the stories and let yourself be carried away from everyday reality for a while.

For anyone who loves powerful stories, new perspectives and an evening that feels just a little different from the usual.

Farah Coppola is a Sicilian-French storyteller based in Amsterdam. After graduating from the Mezrab Storytelling School in 2021, she began sharing her stories at various theatres and festivals both at home and abroad. In her work, she brings together the beauty of the everyday with raw, personal experiences. Recurring themes include love, family and the unexpected adventures that colour her life.

Maarten Duinker is a storyteller and a member of the Loom Storytelling Collective. In 2025, he completed the Professional Course in Storytelling at Mezrab House of Stories, where he performs regularly. As well as storytelling, he is a singer-songwriter and producer. He has a deep love of poetry and enjoys setting Dutch-language poems to music. With this concept, he has performed on various stages, from Perdu and De Kleine Komedie to the Lowlands Festival, and has also performed in Flanders, Germany and South Africa.

Joep Vermolen is the co-creator and lead actor of the awkward Netflix comedy series TOON and, together with friends, created the web series 1000% Succesvol Succes for De Speld, among other projects. He currently creates sketches about awkward dates on the Instagram channel NOU WAS LEUK and is performing his first cabaret show, NOU WAS LEUK / SO THIS WAS NICE, in Dutch and English.

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The Arti Shuffle is a programme open to the public at the Arti et Amicitiae artists’ association, bringing together visual art, performance, music, literature and film. 

In collaboration with Arti members and external artists, a surprising and diverse programme is created each time, forging new connections, attracting a wide audience and breathing new life into the association.