DISC- Dutch International Storytelling Centre

23/06/2025

Due to the numerous changes that DISC is currently undergoing, this page will be closed permanently by the end of June.
Thanks to all the supporters, and please wish us all the best on our journey.

15/06/2025

Hi, all the DISC friends and followers.
This is Terra, and I am about to make my point about all the recent posts here.

Years ago, Michael and I co-founded DISC as a V.O.F. company in the Hague, with an equal 50/50 partnership. I devoted years of my energy, creativity, and care to building this project.

Many of DISC’s services, programs, and public presence were initiated or managed by me; storytelling workshops, coaching, community engagement, marketing efforts and Beach Cafe edition—these were not just professional contributions but deeply personal investments.
And this way of management did not change when DISC became Stichting (NPO) a few years ago.

However, as time passed, I found myself increasingly distant from the direction DISC was taking.
In September 2024, I informed Michael that I intended to leave the company.
He expressed a wish for me to stay or to continue in partnership through a new company.

But after a formal internal vote, I was asked to leave DISC altogether.

Since then, I’ve sought a respectful and transparent transition: requesting clarity around the use of my intellectual property, public acknowledgement of my departure, and a professional handover.
Unfortunately, most of my requests were disregarded except for the intellectual property of my direct services and products.

No public statement was made.
My contributions remain unacknowledged.
My appearance on the website disappeared one day, all at once, except for my last product of DISC Unlimited.
And to this day, there has been no response to my repeated communication efforts.

This silent erasure is deeply disappointing—not only on a personal level, but as a matter of professional principle.
(And it is painful that all of this silent treatment took place while my father was passing away....)

Today, I am choosing to speak up.
Not in anger, but in truth.

I’m grateful to everyone who supported me along the way.
My creative journey continues, independently, with even more clarity, courage, and integrity.

I look forward to sharing the next chapter of my work with all of you.

With gratitude and strength,
Terra Norihiro Terazawa.

08/06/2025

Hi, all the DISC Followers
This is Terra,

And to continue announcing my leave and explain why it is a tragedy, I shall start by telling a story.....

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Do you know by the way the legend of Table Mountain???

𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚐𝚘, 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚍 𝚅𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚃𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗.
𝙷𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚒𝚙𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚜.

𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚊 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚅𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝.

𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚋𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚗, 𝚅𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚍.
𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚜, 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍.

The other day Michael and I are climbing up the ladder to the peak of the Table Mountain.
As we go up, and after a brief hour of sunshine, the cloud thickens, the mist turns to rain, the ladders get slippery, and our clothes get soaking wet mixed with rain and sweat.

I see Michael is wearing a normal leather shoes, and taking a toll on his legs and his steps.
My breath is getting short, but I've been always a nature guy, I keep my steps firm and climbing ahead of him.

𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛’𝚜 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚊𝚔 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢—𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕 𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏.
𝙵𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕 𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚎, 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚅𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚒𝚖.

𝚃𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚜 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚃𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚝𝚑, 𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚅𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚞𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑.

By the time we reach to the top, the mist is so thick we cannot see a meter away, we don't know where to preceed, just like we are lost in the world of legend like Van Hunks.

On the moment we reach to the very peak, to the belly button of the table, we are so exhausted and we collapses and just lay on the ground.

But the second later, the wind blows and the mists are pushed away, the tablecloth is being pulled.
And we see the whole view of the Cape, the Robbin Island, the beautiful coast line, and the wide endless sea.

And we get up and watch this view together a while....

Later Michael recalls this moment is the moment, he was convinced that if we could go through this wild adventure together, as well we could go through the other adventure.

A few days later he proposed me to establish DISC together.

A few months later I came to the Netherlands the first time for our gig, and since then this story was kept being told to our audience member. to this day....

To be continued......

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05/06/2025

Hi, all the DISC followers and friends, this is Terra.
This is sad news, or even to say a tragedy.
I have been working as a Co-Director at DISC from the very beginning, and for the last few years as a Managing Director.
However, now my path is separating from it....
And there is a sadder story to share in the coming days.
However, I will soon start a new initiative from all the experiences I have gained from working at DISC and also from my artistic journey, and I want you to stay in touch with me.
What is the new initiative about?
I cannot tell all about it, yet, it's gonna be a lot about community, authenticity, humility, and transformation.
Would you stay in touch with me?
I would say you'd better do so, unless you don't have any FOMO!
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09/02/2025

Come to the Central Library in The Hague on February 15th. There are lots of activities and DISC will be there too for stories told n English!

09/02/2025

01/01/2025

Dear Friends,
May the New Year bring you happiness, laughter, love and lots of Stories!