Autor: Petra Riou

The 34th edition of the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER 2024 organized by JAMU student is over. The event took place on 16-20 April in Brno’s Studio Marta, Theatre Orlí Street, Goose on a String Theatre and at the Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts. Eight countries came to present their theatre works – the Czech Republic (twice – represented by the Theatre Faculty AMU in Prague and the organizing JAMU), Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Latvia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Serbia.

During the closing ceremony, the jury awarded the Marta Prize. In the Directing category, Kristina Kellner and Jovita Siu Ji Chin won the Marta Award for Anytime, Anywhere. In particular, the jury appreciated the innovative and interdisciplinary approach that brings together multimedia, visual arts, movement and poetry through practical research. In the category of Women’s Acting, the award went to Barbora Šimová in Obraz ženy / Origin of Clouds or What It Means to Believe in Something for her impressive depiction of the character’s feelings and emotions without the use of words. The Marta Award in the Male Actor category went to Matīss Kučinskis for his heartfelt portrayal of deep feelings of hopelessness, love, calculation and hope in Hello, Out There! In the Female Actor category, the award went to Nina Perge for her sensitive conveyance of the deep and honest experience of the play in 4.48 Psychosis.

 Big congratulations and save the date – the 35 edition of the SETKANI/ENCOUNTER festival  will take place from 1 to 5 April 2025.

The application deadline for both semesters of the next academic year 2024/2025 is 30 April 2024.  Erasmus+ applicants for the academic year 2024/2025 should submit an application via our new mobility administration system ISOIS.

The exchange students should apply by this date, if they want to study in  Brno in the first semester (October 2024 – January 2025), in the second semester* (February 2025 – June 2025) or for the full academic year (October 2024 to June 2025). 

* There will be one more call for applications for the second semester, especially if the capacity is not filled. Therefore, if you already know that you are interested in a study stay only in the 2nd semester, please send the application now.

Applicants should complete the application on ISOIS and upload the following:

• Letter of Motivation
• CV
• Transcript of Records
• Proof of knowledge of English
• Portfolio

Our mobility system is connected to the Erasmus without Papers (EWP) and will allow submission of an application only if the online inter-institutional agreement (IIA) has already been properly concluded. If the IIA has not yet been concluded or your institution is not part of the Erasmus+ programme, please contact our International Office.

The 34^th edition of the festival SETKANI/ENCOUNTER will take place on April 16-20, 2024, when 9 European theatre schools will present their performances in Brno. For more information about the festival, its programme and to purchase tickets, consult the festival website.

International students studying at the Theatre Faculty JAMU under Erasmus+ programme and other exchange programmes cordially invite you to their final theatre performance called What?. The performance is realized in English and it will take place on 25, 26 and 27 January 2024  at 19:00 in CO.LABS theatre, street Kounicova 22.

You can find more information about the event here.

The entry is free, but please book your ticket in advance here.

The Theatre Faculty of JAMU wishes all its students, staff and all fans of theatre and art a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2024!

We wish you joyful moments full of love, well-being and peace. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you in the next year full of new artistic challenges!

We would like to invite you to apply for the open call for the 34th edition of The International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER 2024, which will take place in Brno from 16th of April to the 20th of April 2024.

WHAT IS THE FESTIVAL SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER?
SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER is an international festival for theatre students and professionals with over 30 years of tradition. The uniqueness of the festival lies in the fact that it is mainly organised by the students of the Theatre Faculty at JAMU in Brno.  

The initial idea of the festival arose from the need of the founders of SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER to meet other professionals and theatre school students and to share their experiences and opinions. The festival is becoming more and more prestigious every year due to the participation of ensembles from theatre schools all over the world.  

WHAT TO DO NOW?
Please, save the date of the festival and fill in the application form, which you can find here.The application form includes all the conditions and information. The application deadline is 8th December 2023.

The non-acting students of the Theatre Faculty JAMU created a puppet theatre performance called How Shakespeare is born: work in progress under the direction of Patrick Sims. The project is a co-production of the Theatre World Brno festival, the French ensemble Les Antliaclastes, the Czech Centre in Paris and the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts, and it will be presented in Hérisson and in Paris.

At the beginning there was a first folio and a portrait. Droeshout’s portrait. And then? The Shakespeare phenomenon. An author whose works are known the world over and are still required reading across continents. But who’s really behind them, we don’t know for sure. Poor Shaxper of Stratford-upon-Avon, Francis Bacon, a collective of women authors, a member of the royal family hiding behind a mask – or is it all still very different? Who do we believe in? And do we even need to know?