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12. dubna 2024

Who Is Part of the Main Programme?

The name of the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER doesn't include the word international for nothing, so this article will explain how students from foreign schools become part of the festival. Specifically, I am referring to the process of selecting from among the schools which apply and our methods of communication with them. The productions that each school brings to Brno for the main programme of our festival, and we are looking forward to seeing them. But now let's take a look at the work behind all the performances to make sure they come off without any major complications. We can look at the whole process from three sides: production, technical, and artistic.

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11. dubna 2024

The Artistic Section

The Artistic Section is an integral part of the organizing team of the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER. Sometimes it may seem that this section stands a little apart from the epicentre of the preparations, but the opposite is true. We owe the creation of the artistic side of the festival to this section, made up of students of directing and dramaturgy, scenography, ATD (audiovisual media and theatre), and RTDS (radio and tv dramaturgy and scriptwriting). The duties of this section are wide-ranging - from selecting productions, to preparing the opening and closing ceremonies, photographing and filming, creating TV spot and radio spot, and decorating the school. But there is much more to these efforts, and there are hours of work and preparation behind them. And who would be better able to describe the work of the section at the festival than the representatives of the above-mentioned disciplines who work with us at the festival?

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14. března 2024

What About Grants?

The whole world revolves around money, whether we like it or not. So how does our festival raise money? This topic may seem uninteresting to some, but it is worth paying attention to because a lot of work and effort goes into it. Without financial support, we would not be able to hold a festival on such a scale. Therefore, in an interview with Gabriela Balská and Honza Horský, we will take a look at this issue through their eyes. Gabča is a third-year theatre production student and for this year she is the Treasurer of the festival. Honza is a project manager at the Theatre Faculty of JAMU.

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6. března 2024

Ambassador

For this year's edition of the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER, Jaromír Nosek has been appointed ambassador. This Czech actor, who has acted in many theatres not only in the Czech Republic but also in Slovakia, is known mainly for his roles in the film Rebels or in the series Vyprávěj. He is a graduate of JAMU and has worked in Brno at the National Theatre Brno, Theatre Goose on a String, and Polárka Theatre. He is currently performing in various theatres in Prague. As ambassador he appears in the festival TV spot, and we can look forward to seeing him at the Opening and the Closing ceremonies. But before he comes to Brno, you can read this interview with him.

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31. ledna 2024

Looking back to the past – ENCOUNTER from the perspective of the 2002 coordinator

The International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER has a long tradition and its origins date back to 1991, when the first edition took place. Since then, much has changed, both in the form of the festival itself and in the number of schools that visit us each year. What hasn't changed, however, are the organizers of the festival, who, as I mentioned in my previous article, are Theatre Management and Stage Technology students. So why not stop for a moment and look back at the past? Through this interview with Jana Bejvlová, a 2002 graduate of Theatre Management at JAMU, we can take a look at how the festival was run twenty years ago.

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15. ledna 2024

The Core Organising Team

With the arrival of the new year, it suddenly seems that the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER is getting dangerously close. (And it really is.) Three months will pass like water and the Theatre Faculty JAMU will start to fill up with foreign students, guests from different parts of Europe and, last but not least, students of JAMU. Of course, the theatres will not remain empty either. Every year the festival offers a varied program: theatre performances, parties, workshops, and discussions with the creators of individual productions or V4 discussion (the topic is the cultural and political situation in the countries of the Visegrad Group). We firmly believe that for all the participants whom we welcome to Brno, it will be a wonderful five days.

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19. prosince 2023

ENC: BLIZZARD COMING

Newly-arrived winter has covered the streets of Brno with snow, and preparations for Christmas are in full swing. We here at JAMU were not going to be left out. That's why on 5th December, 2023 the Christmas party "ENC: BLIZZARD COMING" took place as part of the Off-Programme of the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER.

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6. dubna 2023

Thank you all!

34 reviews and articles on the Meeting Point blog in five days and several hundred views. Who is behind it all?

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1. dubna 2023

Dissolution of the anthill or Fin

It seems like only a few days have passed since Tuesday's "Grand Opening". The welcoming whirlwind finally turned out to be a cyclone of showers, which I guess only bothered us when moving from theatre to theatre, but after a while spring came to visit us. This festival in Brno offered a plethora of notable international university productions, the opportunity for interesting intellectual development in workshops and discussions with the production teams, and last but not least, entertainment in the clubs.

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