SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER

Meeting Point | ENG

Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
2. dubna 2025

Sometimes a princess has to save herself... and maybe that should be the norm!

A princess waits for her prince to come. But he’s nowhere to be found. This performance of Shooting Snow White showed why fairy tales need to be deconstructed. Anna Lisa Grebe's performance, which could be classified as physical theatre, portrayed not only the stereotypical perception of female beauty, but also the general pressure on women to assume passive roles in society and relationships. She also showed how the patriarchy imposes itself on the men who seemingly benefit from it.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
2. dubna 2025

Clytemnestra shooting porn in a bathtub with her lover

How would ancient dramas look today? Although there are no bloodthirsty kings any more, drunkenness with power and lust for war are faults that resonate with people even today. The students of the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media brought the mythical figures of ancient Greece to the Divadlo na Orlí in Brno and showed how they would live and act in our own times.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
2. dubna 2025

An Ancient Tragedy in Neon Pink

How can today’s youth and students stage ancient drama?The students from Hannover approached this in their own way: their production Dionysus City demonstrates that ancient myths strongly resemble TV soap operas. Passion, revenge, lovers, prophets, family intrigues, and yes, even incest (though that’s not something we typically see in classic soap operas) are all present.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
2. dubna 2025

Don’t fight witches in fairy tales, but rather: the patriarchy

If we didn’t read fairy tales, we wouldn’t know that good wins over evil, love over hate, and diligence over laziness. The prince comes to save the princess, they get married and live happily ever after. But what if the prince doesn’t come? What if the princess doesn’t want to be saved and what if she doesn’t want to wait anymore? In the play Shooting Snow White, Anna Lisa Grebe from the Accademia Dimitri excels as she takes on various roles, from princess to prince to speaking mirror. She holds up the mirror to society, while she, through physical and mental nudity, shows that gender equality doesn’t exist, even in fairytales.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
1. dubna 2025

Freak show at the Encounter Opening Ceremony

Tuesday 04/01/25 saw the start of the International Festival of Theatre Universities, “Encounter”. It has taken place in Brno for over 30 years, and art universities from different countries meet here annually. This year's audience canlook forward to guest performances from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Ukraine, and South Korea.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
1. dubna 2025

A Competition of the Muses and Chopin's Spirit: a Fresh Start to the Encounter Festival

The students of the Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow brought timeless themes - competition, passion, rivalry, renunciation, and discipline - to the opening day of the festival with their fresh production. These themes formed the main axis of the play, whose plot revolved around a competition between the world's best pianists. Their imaginary ideal was the Polish pianist Fryderyk Chopin. The spirit of this brilliant pianist guided the entire play from beginning to end, in a way that could undoubtedly be described as distinctive and original.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
1. dubna 2025

A bittersweet battle called Fortissimo

The struggle between the participants of the iconic Chopin Competition, held every five years in Warsaw, is a rewarding subject for a play. An international audience watches the struggle of young and promising pianists from all over the world who, in beautiful dresses and jackets, play the compositions of Fryderyk Chopin by the sweat of their brows to win the competition and secure a stellar career.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
1. dubna 2025

Słodko-gorzki pojedynek zwany Fortissimo

Zmagania uczestników kultowego, odbywającego się w Warszawie co 5 lat Konkursu Chopinowskiego to wdzięczny temat na spektakl. Międzynarodowa publiczność patrzy na zmagania młodych i obiecujących pianistów z całego świata, którzy w pięknych sukniach i marynarkach w pocie czoła wykonują utwory Fryderyka Chopina, aby wygrać konkurs i zapewnić sobie drogę do kariery.

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Sunset in the mountains
Meeting Point | ENG
1. dubna 2025

There are no winners in Zdeněk Adamec, only losers

How much courage and determination does it take to commit suicide? And what if it wasn't a rebellion, but a simple reflex? More than twenty years ago, Zdeněk Adamec poured petrol on himself, struck a match, and burned to death. If he had only played with fire - as small children do - he might be with us today. A young man who did not know how to live in a society he perceived as superficial and corrupt, he said goodbye in a letter with the words "Please don't make a fool of me". Zdeněk Adamec's production was performed by the DAMU theatre ensemble.

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