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SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER 8–12 APRIL 2014

MEETING POINT 8 April 2014 | 01 | EN

SETKĂ NĂ?/ENCOUNTER 8 APRIL 2014

editorials

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interview

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little nothing

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exhibition

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offprogramme

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errata

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infocentre

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programme

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photoreport

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MEETING POINT 24th year of the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER 8–12 April 2014 Editor in Chief Martin Macháček

Vice Editor in Chief Karolína Vyhnálková

Assistant of Vice Editor in Chief Kateřina Uhrová

Redactors Nikola Boková, Miriam Šedá

Translation Lenka Drbalová, Romana Juriňáková

Proof Reading of Czech Version Klára Englišová, Jan Krupa

Proof Reading of English Version Adrian Hundhausen

Typesetting Martina Víchová

Organizer Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně Divadelní fakulta Mozartova 1, 662 15 Brno IČO: 62156462 DIČ: CZ62156462

During the festival preparations, we have been asking ourselves many questions and have been looking for the answers, and since you (spectators, readers and others) are an inseparable part of the festival, we would like to give you some space as well.

Here is the space for your questions and our answers!*

©The artistic management of S/E 2014 Remember : every question and answer is original!

* Come to us with this zero issue of Meeting Point. Do not be afraid to approach us at any time during the festival; we will be glad to give you our answer in this empty space.

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EDITORIALS

The main theme of this year's International Festival of Drama Schools – SETKÁNÍ/ ENCOUNTER – is questions.

EDITORIALS

Editorial No. 2 Dear ladies and gentlemen!

The fact that you are reading these lines can mean several things, but the most important one is that you probably find yourselves in the dim light of the SETKÁNÍ/ ENCOUNTER 2014 festival. You are now holding the very first issue of the Meeting Point, which merges naturally with the life of the festival.

I hope that in the following days we will make the waiting for the particular performances more pleasant, we will fill the empty spaces in your cafe conversations, or we will help you save your promising but a little awkward rendezvous with some witty remark. Also, the chosen size of the bulletin is not accidental – meteorologists in Brno are again predicting a temperature catastrophe and there is nothing easier than to use the Meeting Point as a stylish fan.

But before you begin using this lovely paperback, we recommend you read it first.

Although this issue is special, you might discover several contributions and sections which can accompany you throughout the whole festival. You can also find an interview with Miriam Šedá, who is, due to last year's success, preparing another exclusive set of reflections influenced by the atmosphere of the festival. Probably the most important thing about this issue is the revelation of the program, which was a well-kept secret until now.

As for me, I would like to add that you need not be afraid of any imbalance. The bulletin will be published bilingually. Despite some teasing you can look forward to serious matters as well.

Give it a good start in Brno, so that we will have something to remember.

Martin Macháček

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She has already been contributing to the Meeting Point magazine for two years. This year it will be the column Little Nothing.

Nobody knows what she looks like. In order to give you some idea about Miriam Šedá, we are running this interview with her about Brno, literature and the SETKÁNÍ/ ENCOUNTER festival.

Why do you stay anonymous during the festival?

I certainly don't want to, just the opposite.

By contributing to the Meeting Point I step right out of anonymity.

Where can we meet you during the festival?

Last year I grew fond of a few cafes here which were recommended to me by friends of my friends. But my favourite place is Kraví Hora – it has everything which I like – planetarium and crematorium. It has as nice view of Brno, just like from Stránska skala. During recent days it has been looking really nice there. Of course I would like to show up at the Meeting Point party – it is always fun!

Who do you want to be during the festival?

That's a tricky question. Perhaps I want to be myself as usual – a permanent festival participant.

Bonus: What is your opinion on Fifty Shades of Grey?

It is, of course, a brilliant book. I think it speaks for a wide group of women for whom Erika L. filled a certain gap in their life – unfulfilled sexual fantasies, or maybe she created in them the true feeling of suppressed perversion for a while. I would even say that James became the speaker of the new sexual revolutionary movement, which I proudly don't belong to. But what made me laugh even more was this other similar (maybe pointless) trilogy. I have recently come across the posters in the subway: really, what can Eighty Shades of Sensuality be about?

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INTERVIEW

I Want To Be a Participant in the Festival

LITTLE NOTHING

Be... Full of Constant Expectations One does not relapse into old mistakes on purpose. One commits them especially when it is expected that one will make the same mistakes again without any substantial improvement. I must admit, I'm a recidivist. The editor-in-chief thought that despite the difficulties that I caused last year, I should still contribute to the Meeting Point magazine.

Now that I have got this opportunity, I would like to “commit” a little reflection. Even when I manage to write something more or less excellent, one thing is clear to me. The International Theater Institute is not going to ask me, after reading my recent gloss, if I could write a manifesto for World Theater Day. Nevertheless, I am doing really well because I have already realised this fact.

I know a whole bunch of people who think that their time will come and one day they will get a nice e-mail with an ITI sender line. But what is left to do but stare out of a window with a silly smile thinking about the fate of provincialism?

I had my own heroes and nothing else.

I thought that they looked really sexy when they could raise their left eyebrow a few centimeters higher than the other. However, during those five years, I had a chance to meet people who exceeded them in their significance (not only because they could raise both eyebrows at the same time). But I don't yet know what lesson results from this.

Take this little personal confession as an entrance into the deep waters of the “Little Nothing” column, in which we might find the answers.

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EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION IN VAŇKOVKA

MORE:

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OFFPROGRAMME

A member of the professional jury, Christine Richiere, gave a very inspirational three-hour long workshop. In this workshop she gracefully addressed not only the work of the stage designer Josef Svoboda, but also his personal life. Mrs Richiere showed examples of Svoboda’s work such as his concept of scenography for a production of La Traviata, where he used a large mirror to reflect the action onto the ceiling.

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There are not many festival bulletins in which nothing at all goes wrong. As an example let us just name the bulletin of the famous international festival whose editors disappeared from one day to the next after making a mistake in the name of a prominent director. However, Interpol found them alive in a pub on the other side of the continent. Thus, we would like to sincerely apologize to a member of the professional jury, Kristina Žantovská, for the inaccurate description of her current activities.

Kristina Žantovská Kristina Žantovská is a dramaturge and a journalist. She studied dramaturgy at The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She worked as a dramaturge in several prominent Czech theatres: Divadlo na Vinohradech (Vinohrady Theatre), Divadlo Pod Palmovkou and Divadlo na Zábradlí (Theatre on the Balustrade). She is currently working as a dramaturge, creating new radio formats for Český rozhlas (Czech Radio). Her adaptation of the British sitcom Yes Minister is being performed at the Vinohrady Theatre.

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ERRATA

Errata (as is the tradition)

INFOCENTRE

INFOCENTRE Theatre Faculty JAMU Room No. 4 Mozartova 1 662 15 Brno Open from the 7th to the 12th of April 2014 Monday – Friday: 9:00 – 21:00 Saturday:

9:00 – 16:00

Infoline: +420 733 127 612

TICKETS Tickets can be bought at the Infocentre 30 minutes before the performance at the latest. If the performance is not sold-out, additional ticket sales will start 15 minutes before the performance at the ticket office of the respective theatre.

At off-programme performances, free seats can be taken without a ticket 5 minutes before the start.

TICKET PRICES Main programme: public – 100 Kč students and seniors – 80 Kč students and JAMU pedagogues – 50 Kč Offprogramme: Off-programme performances are free but it is necessary to collect the tickets at the Infocentre.

Meeting Point Party: In advance – 100 Kč On the spot – 150 Kč

THE OFFPROGRAMME WRISTBAND Price 30 CZK per band includes:

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discount at selected restaurants (the list of companies will be available at the Festival Infocentre and on the website)

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discounts on merchandise 10%

access to the VIP Lounge Club Livingstone (applies to final Festival night)

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to all Encounter nights (except

Meeting point party).

The Offprogramme wristband is cool!

FESTIVAL WARE At Infocentre you can buy this festival ware:

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T-shirts (men, women) – 200 CZK Badge small – 15 CZK Badge middle – 20 CZK Canvas bag – 100 CZK Lighter – 20 CZK Glasses – 100 CZK Pendant Minimon – 100 CZK Earring Minimon 1pc – 50 CZK Brooch Minimon – 80 CZK Chocolate S/E 2014 – 30 CZK

FESTIVAL PREMISES Theatre Faculty JAMU (Infocentre, Chill Out Room, Dalibar 013) – Mozartova st. 1 Na Orlí Theatre / Music and Drama Laboratory JAMU – Orlí st. 19 Theatre Studio Marta – Bayerova st. 575/5 Goose on a String Theatre ( Great Hall + Cellar Stage) – Zelný trh sq. 9 HaTheatre – Poštovská st. 8d Melodka Club – Kounicova st. 20/22 Livingstone Club – Dominikánské sq. 5 Kunštátská Trojka Café – Dominikánská st. 9

CHILL OUT ROOM Theatre Faculty JAMU, open every festival day 9:00 – 20:00 hod.

The chill out room is a place for all the participants of the festival who are searching for a quiet place to relax and to rest. There will be free magazines to read, board games to play, table football and a Wi-Fi connection. Soft drinks and beer will be available on tap in the chill out room from our sponsor – Starobrno brewery.

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PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME OF THE 24TH SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER

tuesday April 8 15:00 Opening ceremony [WJ]

Na Orlí Theatre

16:30 Opening of an exhibition of graphical

concepts of S/E

Mobile Stage at Na Orlí Theatre

17:00 Czech Republic, Brno (JAMU)

The Dictatorship of Misunderstanding:

Esperanto as an Instrument

Room No. 104, Theatre Faculty JAMU 19:00 Slovakia, Bratislava [WJ]

Macbeth, Play About Bastards

Goose on a String Theatre

20:00 Hawaian Party

Livingstone Club

wednesday April 9 9:00 Disscussion with a breakfast

Chill out room

10:00 Italy, Rome [WJ]

From Pinocchio

Theatre Studio Marta

11:00 Slovakia, Bratislava

Macbeth, Play about Bastards

Goose on a String Theatre

13:00 Metamorphoses (JAMU)

Room No. 013, Theatre Faculty JAMU

14:00 Workshop

Radim Vizváry's Physical Mime

Astorka

14:30 Poland, Lodz [WJ]

A Couple of Poor,

Polish-speaking Romanians

HaTheatre

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16:00 ENC Cinema

Chill out room

16:30 Austria, Vienna [WJ]

Princess Play

Na Orlí Theatre

17:00 Italy, Rome

From Pinocchio

Theatre Studio Marta

18:30 Encounter of Teachers

Na Orlí Theatre

19:00 Discussion with Filip Nuckolls about

Situation in Ústí nad Labem

Chill out room

19:30 Czech Republic, Brno (JAMU)

Songs for daddy

Room No. 202, Theatre Faculty JAMU

20:00 Austria, Vienna

Princess Play

Na Orlí Theatre

20:00 Meeting Point Party

Melodka Club

thursday April 10 9:00 Discussion with a breakfast

Chill out room

10:30 Russia, Saint-Petersburg [WJ]

How Can I Ruin You if I Love You More

Than Life...

Goose on a String Theatre

11:00 Closed – Fragment from a

Non-existent Masterpiece (JAMU)

Room No. 401, Theatre Faculty JAMU

12:00 Workshop

Jazz Dance with D. Strnad

Astorka

13:00 Belgium, Antwerp [WJ]

Stuck in the Mud

Theatre Studio Marta

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15:00 Slovenia, Ljubljana [WJ]

Caligula: Going! Going! Gone!

HaTheatre 16:00 ENC Cinema

Chill out room

16:00 Czech Republic, Brno (JAMU)

Stabat mater

Na Orlí Theatre

17:00 Belgium, Antwerp

Stuck in the Mud

Theatre Studio Marta

18:00 Czech Republic, Prague [WJ]

The War

Na Orlí Theatre

19:00 Slovenia, Ljubljana

Caligula: Going! Going! Gone!

HaTheatre 20:00 Czech Republic, Prague

The War

Na Orlí Theatre

20:00 Let´s swing!

Livingstone Club

friday April 11 9:00 Discussion with a breakfast

Chill out room

10:00 Encounter of teachers

Na Orlí Theatre

12:00 Scotland, Glasgow [WJ]

Nothing To Be Done

HaTheatre 15:00 Scotland, Glasgow

Nothing To Be Done

HaTheatre 15:30 Poland, Cracow [WJ]

Circle of Fifths – Fragments

Goose on a String Theatre

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16:00 ENC Cinema

Chill out room

16:00 Czech Republic, Brno (JAMU)

We Love Each Other Only From the Force of Habit

Room No. 013, Theatre Faculty JAMU

18:00 Scotland, Glasgow

Nothing To Be Done

HaTheatre 18:30 Czech Republic, Brno [WJ]

Confession of Felix Krull

Theatre Studio Marta

20:00 Poland, Cracow

Circle of Fifths – Fragments

Goose on a String Theatre

20:00 Czech Night

Trojka Café

saturday April 12 9:00 Discussion with a breakfast

Chill out room

12:00 Germany, Hannover [WJ]

The Wardrobe

Na Orlí Theatre

15:30 Germany, Hannover

The Wardrobe

Na Orlí Theatre

18:00 Closing ceremony [WJ]

Goose on a String Theatre

20:00 Texas Night

Livingstone Club

The list is subject to change.

[WJ] – Way of Jury

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PHOTOREPORT

PHOTOREPORT FROM MONDAY

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