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Welcome! - Canal tour and storytelling in one!What is the value of a life and what does it mean to feel your life is being valued?
In his show “Welcome”, Hermes will explore these questions through his own life story. As a refugee from a wartorn Afghanistan, he arrived in the Netherlands with his parents and two sisters. While assimilating to a strange new culture, Hermes learned more about his past, reflected on his time in war and peace and gathered stories and thoughts for you to experience during his show, where all of you are more than welcome!
Hermes (1987) decided to nosedive into comedy a bit over four years ago and immediately entered the finals of small festivals in the Netherlands!
He quickly toured around the Netherlands and picked up shows in neighbouring Belgium and Germany as well. From clubs, to pubs to theaters, if there’s a stage, a stool and a mic (and a bar), Hermes will be there!
Meanwhile, he developed his own brand of comedy, combining personal stories with absurd thoughts and sometimes wholesome, sometimes scalding observations about our best and worst habits. His material varies from cheese to driving, from climate change to the end of the world!
He is now to be found in theaters all across the nation with his theatrical comedy and storytelling shows.
Quotes from the play:
“Westerners travel all the way to the East to ask for wisdom. Now that we are here in the West, they ask for sambal”.
“The fewer wars, the fewer refugees. I might be a sociologist, but I’m not stupid”.
Quotes about Hermes:
“An important story with deep cultural critique, delivered with a good sense of humor”
–Jury Leids Cabaret Festival
“It’s impressive how he combines heavy and engaging topics with great jokes”
–Jury Cameretten
“Hermes shows how weird the Netherlands can be through the eyes of a refugee”
– de Volkskrant
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Event venue
Rederij Lampedusa, Dijksgracht 6,Amsterdam, Netherlands
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