SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER 14.–18. 4. 2015

Hephaestus smiths 3

Satyr rushed in 4

Hera supplied 5

Ares attacks 8

Apollon fortells 9

Hermes informs 14

Stories from Pavol Seriš’s amphoras 16

MEETING POINT

25th International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER 2015

Editor in ChiefJiřina Hofmanová

Vice Editor in ChiefMichal Prax

Assistant of Vice Editor in ChiefEva Krčmářová

RedactorsPatrik Boušek, Jiřina Hofmanová, Miriam Šedá

TranslatorsVlasta Brzobohatá, Lenka Drbalová, Kristína Pavlíková

Proofreading of the Czech VersionJan Krupa, Michal Prax

Proofreading of the English Version Adrian Hundhausen

PhotographersVáclav Mach

ComicPavol Seriš

Typesetting Petra Novotná

OrganizerJanáčkova akademie múzických umění v BrněDivadelní fakultaMozartova 1, 662 15 BrnoIČ: 62156462DIČ: CZ62156462

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Thank God the editor-in-chief does not have to be funny. At least not right away and by herself. It is sufficient if she manages to find the right people. That is why I pulled Miram Šedá from the sticky darkness of the crucial Prague clubs to the light of the day. And because the energy drinks are already in the cooler, she agreed. I have to admit, though, she probably won’t be over the moon with the final make-up of the editorial team. The thing is, even the gyms have been hit by the gender quotas.To keep the incorrect entertainment flowing, we even drafted postgrad Pavol Seriš to work with us (although he hesitated a little). His snappy antique-vase-like stories will always fill the last page. Con-sidering the fact that Miriam will also find her place in the back section of our magazine, I recommend reading it from the back. You will start with the fun, move to the academic dullness and end up with the completely technical editorials.The next level of fun comes when the emanation of superior carelessness penetrates all the other parts and organizers, and the vision started in the omega editorial is fulfilled much faster than you could have imagined. Long live self-fulfilling prophecies!Magnificently planned interviews are lost much sooner than they could be lost in translation. The gradual re-discovery of them thus causes a considerable feeling of euphoria, but they also take away the chance to enjoy the endless series of photos from readers that would fill otherwise empty pages. But the strongest flare has arri-ved from Warsaw, Poland, where they decided, under the influence of Dionysius, to rearrange their work into even more exclusive form. So there will be a totally di-fferent fairy to frighten you, or groom to infatuate you from the seabed, than those you would expect after rea-ding the bulletin. And we are more than pleased that the theater is alive, breathing, transforming.I am sure that similar joys will liven up the next few days of the festival as well. I also hope – and you pro-bably hope with me as well – that these will be more inspirational. After all, even the limping and unsight-ly Hefaistos made jewelry of heavenly splendor. Since I have already chosen him in the title of this section (as I have generously appointed all the more popular creatures to be patrons of the larger spheres), I should live up to his legacy and let the good work speak for me. With his blessing, it might touch at least the in-verse mist...

Jiřina Hofmanová

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Encounter

An Encounter. A meeting point.A dictionary and the mood of the organizers and hosts as they try to seem friendly. As if there were no problems, as if the only thing that has to be done is to enjoy oneself.The ancient Dionysia used to be a big celebration of the theatre but that was not its sole purpose. It also served as a grand celebration of human values and as a ritual of their self-confirmation, nevertheless a ritual which always invited people to start a dialogue. Through the interpretation of myths, the Dionysia en-couraged the whole society (since the whole city used to attend the theatre and not just a random sample of people) to vindicate their truths and rules, or have them undergo revision.This remains a part of contemporary theatre.It is a place in time and space dedicated to the meet-ing of people, who must witness a retelling of myths or various attempts at reviving them, be it ancient or modern ones. Those myths are often disturbing (even a laugh may be disturbing or at least uneasy) so the creators stand against the audience. They meet through dialogue, equipped with opinions and argu-ments, their own experience and feelings.However, this dialogue, in order to be constructive, needs attention and participation from both sides.Such communication may not always be amicable.Construction is also possible through destruction.And this should be a part of this year’s festival as well: not to forget that theatre is a discourse enabling a con-versation about problems which transcend the indi-vidual, not to be afraid to enter the communication zone and recreate stories in such a way they may affect the audience.No to be idle, not to fall asleep in a pub or a club. Let’s not pretend that while the festival is happening there is no war in Ukraine. Let’s not pretend that this week problems are non-existent and there is only festivity and friendliness.Because as Webster’s dictionary from 1913 states, Encounter means:“(adv.) to come against face to face; to meet; to con-front, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; es-pecially to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies en-counter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficul-ties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth.”

Patrik Boušek

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S Ares on the first attack

Rarely can a person who has nothing to do with the theater – not even a fan – attend a festival several times and work directly with the local print reporter. Two years ago, when I was fished from Prague’s murky wa-ters by then editor-in-chief Matěj Randár for Meeting Point, I took it as practice, as a kind of “pleasant forced labor”. Then last year I was also picked by Macháček and this year comes the shove. For several reasons:

1) This is my third Encounter.

2) To my surprise, this year’s Meeting Point is led by a woman. It’s logical, at least because the compa-ny opens a Pandora’s Box of new quotas for gender balance. And therefore I expect that if Randár and Macháček surrounded themselves with women – I’ve hardly seen so many together – my colleague Hof-manová will pick from Brno’s gyms the perfect male specimens. We’ll see.

3) I am not unknown in Brno.

4) After all the experience from theater festivals, I re- cognized that I could go to the theater. All the artists and critics were always trying to explain to me that “perfor-mance” is not a “staging” and going to the theater alone or accompanied by two or more people is not the same as “going with school” because classmates generally have a lower intellectual level than friends . After ten minutes of monologues saying that the theater attracts charis-matic people, but with venereal diseases, I was left with one question: “What if classmates are also friends?”

5) I look forward to kebab.

And finally… I’ve always been an autonomous unit – hanging out around town, going to the office, having a Red Bull (©) or two; writing about the current inspira-tion from the streets, bars and sweaty armpits of police officers at the dysfunctional traffic lights. The new ed-itor in chief, however, gave me a task: Ares on the first attack. Here the lascivious glances and smiles at editors – not even jokes about the finiteness of our existence – won’t really do anything. I have to work hard. The first thing I think of when it comes to the ancient world is endless orgies. In the end, what else should an interna-tional, student theater festival be about than a kind of bacchanale.

And so I am sending a message from Prague:„BRNO BEWARE - HERE COMES YOUR WEEKLY

APHRODITE…“

Miriam Šedá

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TUESDAY 14th APRIL 201514.00–16.00 The Opening Ceremony [CP] DnO/DIFA*

18.30–21.45 Georgia/Tbilisi Three Sisters [CP] Husa

20.30–21.20 Sarah Kane 4.48 [OFF] Francouzská

from 21.00 α Grill Party [OFF] 3Trojka

*The Ceremony will start with the parade in front of the Theatre Faculty at 14.00!!!

WEDNESDAY 15th APRIL 20159.00–10.30 Discussion [OFF] Chill-out

11.00–12.30 Slovakia/Bratislava Talk to me [CP] Sklep

11.30–15.30 On the Way to Immediate Theatre/ Nikolai Demidov‘s Acting Technique with Andrei Zagorodnikov [WS] Astorka 122

12.00–15.15 Georgia/Tbilisi Three Sisters [R] Husa

13.00–14.30 Czech Republic/Prague Heart Erection [CP] DnO

15.00–16.30 Meeting of Teachers [OFF] Rehearsal room DnO

15.15–16.45 KočéBR Theatre: Journey around Turkey [OFF] Chill-out

16.00–17.30 Czech Republic/Prague Heart Erection [R] DnO

16.00–17.00 wenn die sonne sinkt ist für manche auch noch büroschluß! [OFF] 013

17.00–18.30 Poland/Łodź The Stone [CP] HaDi

17.30–18.00 A Half-waned Moon [OFF] 401

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20.00–21.30 Czech Republic/Brno The Absolute Happiness of the Fly or the Last Mystification of Salvador Dalí [CP] Marta

20.00–21.30 Poland/Łodź The Stone [R] HaDi

from 21.00 β Desert Party [OFF] Desert

THURSDAY 16th APRIL 20159.00–11.30 Discussion [OFF] Chill-out

10.00–10.30 Los Srbos [OFF] Maliňák

11.30–12.30 Yoga with Dash [WS] Astorka

12.00–13.00 Switzerland/Verscio The Book of Stolen Faces [CP] Husa

12.30–14.00 Slovakia/Bratislava Talk to me [R] Sklep

14.00–14.30 The Day When Love Comes Back to Us [OFF] 401

14.30–15.30 Switzerland/Verscio The Book of Stolen Faces [R] Husa

14.45–15.30 Meanwhile in Budapest/A Panorama of a New Generation of Hungaria Theatre Perfomers with Silvia Huszár [WS] Chill-out

16.00–17.30 Russia/Saint Petersburg The Cold Child [CP] DnO

16.00–17.30 Slovakia/Bratislava Talk to me [R] Sklep

16.00–17.00 Czech Republic/Brno – Department of Drama Education for the Deaf Timespace [BONUS] Marta

17.00–17.30 The Antique ZOO [OFF] Svoboďák

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17.30–17.40 KINECT [OFF] 013

18.00–18.45 Presentation of the Prague Quadrennial 2015 [OFF] Chill-out

18.30–20.00 Slovakia/Bratislava Talk to me [R] Sklep

19.00–20.00 Scotland/Glasgow Manning [CP] HaDi

19.15–19.25 KINECT [OFF] 013

19.30–21.00 Russia/Saint Petersburg The Cold Child [R] DnO

21.00–22.00 Scotland/Glasgow Manning [R] HaDi

from 21.00 γ Meeting Point Party [OFF] Kabinet

FRIDAY 17th APRIL 20159.00–11.30 Discussion [OFF] Chill-out

11.30–14.30 The Body Talks (El Cuerpo Habla) with Josue Gabriel Santamaria Pérez [WS] Astorka

12.00–13.45 Austria/Graz The Taming of the Shrew [CP] Husa

14.15–14.45 Poland/Warsaw The Little Mermaid – Wedding [CP] HaDi-F

Renewed cast: Dorota Krempa Justyna Kowalska Martyna Kowalik Mateusz Weber Jan Królikowski Michał Jachura

14.30–15.00 A Big Nothing, or Nothing Looks at A Banana and Asks… [OFF] 401

15.15–15.30 I Don’t Think That Anyone Will Ever Fall Again Except for Governments [OFF] 013

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16.00–17.45 Austria/Graz The Taming of the Shrew [R] Husa

16.00–16.30 Poland/Warsaw The Little Mermaid – Wedding [R] Hadi-F

16.30–19.15 Hungary/Budapest Hamlet [CP] Marta

20.00–20.45 Lithuania/Vilnius Dreamspell [CP] HaDi

21.45–22.30 Lithuania/Vilnius Dreamspell [R] HaDi

from 21.00 δ Disco Party [OFF] Eleven

SATURDAY 18th APRIL 20159.00–11.00 Discussion [OFF] Chill-out

11.00–12.30 Germany/Munich The Road to Happiness [CP] DnO

11.30–14.15 Hungary/Budapest Hamlet [R] Marta

11.30–12.30 Joga with Dash [WS] Astorka

14.45–16.15 Germany/Munich The Road to Happiness [R] DnO

15.00–15.40 Asylum 12-77 [OFF] 401

18.00–20.00 The Closing Ceremony [CP] Husa

from 21.00 ω Mega Party [OFF] Music Lab

LEGEND:CP – Main programme/the Way of JuryR – Main programme/the Repetition of the perfor-manceOFF – The performance created and performed by JAMU students / Street theatre / Presentation / PartyBonus – The bonus performance (not a part of the main programme)WS – Workshop

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DnO – Orlí Street TheatreHusa – Goose on the String TheatreHaDi – HaDivadloMarta – Theatre Studio MartaSklep – Cellar Stage of The Goose on the String TheatreHadi-F – Foyer of the HaDivadloChill-out – Chill-out Room at Theatre Faculty JAMU401 - Room 401 at Theatre Faculty JAMU013 – Room 013 at Theatre Faculty JAMUAstorka 122 – Room 122 at Information, education and accommodation centre AstorkaAstorka – Rehearsal room at Information, education and accommodation centre AstorkaFrancouzská – Private apartment at the Francouz-ská Street 663Trojka – 3Trojka cafe, Dominikánské náměstí 5Kabinet – Kabinet múz club, Sukova 49/4Desert – Desert club, Rooseveltova 11Eleven – Eleven Club, Dominikánská 11Music Lab – Music Lab, Opletalova 1DIFA – Theatre Faculty, Mozartova 1Maliňák – Malinovského náměstíSvoboďák – Náměstí Svobody

The programme may be changed.

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Open 13th–18th April 2015 Monday–Friday: 9.00–20.00 Saturday: 9.00–16.00 Infoline: +420 733 127 612

Theatre Faculty JAMU Mozartova 1, Brno

TICKETS

Tickets for performances can be purchased at the festival Infocentre until 30 minutes before the per-formance. At that time, any unsold tiskets will be taken to the ticket office of the theatre, where they will be old beginning 15 minutes before the perfor-mance.

Tickets pricesMain programme:Public CZK 100 Students and seniors CZK 80 JAMU students and teachers CZK 50

Off-programmeOff-programme performances are free of charge although tickets need to be collected at Infocentre

God‘s PartiesFestival participants and offprogramme wrist-band holders have a free entry to all parties, exclu-ding the γ Meeting Point Party. CZK 50 entry fee is requiered for β Desert Party, δ Disco Party and ω Mega Party.

γ Meeting Point Party:Festival participants and holders of ISIC JAMU: In advance at Infocentre: CZK 100 On the spot: CZK 150Public: In advance at Infocentre: CZK 200 On the spot: CZK 250

Off-programme wristbandAvaliable at Infocentre, price CZK 30 includes:

entry to all God‘s parties (excluding γ Meeting Point Party)discount of 10 % on the festival wardiscount to this festival restaurants:Čajovna Cesta čaje discount 15 % Novobranska 80/10Bohéma discount 10 %, Rooseveltova 11, building of Janáček TheatreLeporelo discount 10 % (excluding lunch menu), Malinovského náměstí 2, The Brno House of ArtsKabinet múz club discount 20 %, Sukova 4Černý medvěd discount 10 %, Jakubské náměstí 1DNO Restaurant & Cafe discount 10 %, Orlí 19

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FESTIVAL’S PLACES:

DIFA JAMU (Infocentre, Chill-Out Room, Dalibar, editorial office, lecture room 013, lecture room 401), Mozartova 1

Astorka – Information, education and accommoda-tion centre, Novobranská 3

Orlí Street Theatre / Music and Drama Laboratory JAMU, Orlí 19

Studio Marta, Bayerova 575/5

Goose on a String Theatre (Great Hall, Cellar Stage), Zelný trh 9

HaDivadlo, Poštovská 8d

3Trojka cafe, Dominikánské náměstí 5

Kabinet Múz club – 20% discount to Kabinet set menu, Sukova 49/4

Desert club, Rooseveltova 11

Eleven Club, Dominikánská 11

Music Lab, Opletalova 1

Malinovského náměstí

Náměstí Svobody