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City Talks Amsterdam: Toybox Wisdom
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Every last Thursday of the month, you're welcome at The Bookshop for City Talks Amsterdam. For this monthly talk show, we invite guests - from scientists to artists and from journalists to economists - who come to talk about a social topic or urban trends. Together we dive into a theme and ask how it affects Amsterdam and its residents.

Themes that came up last season include the influence of money, political activism and artificial intelligence. We invite you to grab a drink, join the conversation and get inspired!

Location The Bookshop
Run time 60 minutes
Genre Perspective
Language English

Toybox Wisdom


Our childhood holds the key to understanding who we are as adults. In this edition of City Talks, we explore the connection between memory, identity, and our inner child. How do the experiences and memories from our formative years shape our decisions, behaviours, and sense of self? How can we reconnect with childlike qualities such as joy and excitement, and use that in shaping our environments? Together with our guests, we’ll uncover how revisiting our inner child can help us understand - and even heal - our adult selves and the world around us. Join us as we collectively delve into childhood memories and celebrate the value of imagination and playfulness!

Moderator: Geoffrey van der Ven
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This edition's theme is inspired by Gershwin Bonevacia’s play Terug naar Prinsenplein - an exploration of the past in which he revisits his ten-year-old self named Gush and explores the past, family ties, and childhood. Terug naar Prinsenplein will play 7:30 pm, and can be attended after City Talks (additional ticket required).

As a freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher Vainergill Thurnim uses her unique movement style to connect people, foster empathy and create spaces where individuals from all walks of life feel seen and heard. At the age of 16, Vainergill discovered her passion for teaching, which led her to the Academy of Theater and Dance, where she specialized as a Dance Teacher. With a dual educational background in both MBO and HBO, she developed a broad expertise across various dance styles with the main focus on West African dance aesthetics and (urban) contemporary.

Noura Soussi was born and raised in Brabant but has always worked and lived until recently in Amsterdam and the surrounding area. Noura is the owner of the practice: Noor de Spiegeloog. No accidental pun: "how beautiful it is that children allowed me to take a look into their inner world of thoughts and feelings through (eye) contact." Noura offers a world that provides an explanation for complaints that often concern those around them. When working with children, she is challenged to be creative, because children are not always able to self-reflect. With her rich cultural background, she has been fortunate to gather a wealth of knowledge and experience in different workplaces and with different types of families and individuals. She is very aware of the responsibility for the mental health of others and the care this requires in order to gain confidence in this. Her vision: healing starts when you can let go of disappointments and focus on the possibilities.

Lior Steinberg is an urban planner and co-founder of Humankind, a multidisciplinary agency focused on transforming cities into more people-friendly environments. Passionate about creating urban spaces that inspire joy, Lior involves local communities and residents in his design thinking process. That includes engaging children as active designers, encouraging them to shape the cities they live in. In 2022, he published The Car That Wanted to be a Bike, a children's book that highlights the joy of cycling and advocates for rethinking public space and the future of cities.

Nadia Shah has been fascinated by stories since she was a little girl. After building a successful career as a researcher and director in TV and online content creation, she turned her passion toward documentary filmmaking, bringing to life the stories closest to her heart. Her short documentary Noï & Roco captures the vibrant, imaginary world of two 8-year-old friends, celebrating their creativity, agency, and the strength of their bond. The film recently won the Best Documentary Award at IFF Young Horizons, with the jury praising it for its heartfelt portrayal of childhood friendship and the beauty of seeing the world through a child's eyes.

Terug naar Prinsenplein
Terug naar Prinsenplein

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