The jury consists of four members each year, Czech and foreign professionals from the cultural environment.
The aim of the festival is to provide a meeting place for students, teachers and other theatre professionals to present and discuss their work and methods. However, theatre criticism in the Czech Republic is becoming less visible. Students of theoretical disciplines such as theatre studies or theatre criticism are de facto artificially separated from the world of artists and art. If art is to be valuable, constructive feedback from theoreticians is also needed. The Encounters/EnCOUNTER festival is not just an art world in itself, for itself.
This year, the organizing team decided to expand the festival’s cooperation with theoretical theatre students. An Open Call has been announced for the position of student juror, who will get the opportunity to experience the festival from the position of a juror and receive unique experience in the theatre space.