The 37th annual SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER International Theater School Festival will take place April 13–17, 2027, in Brno. The festival is organized by students of the Theater Faculty at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) under the guidance of the festival committee.

Although SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER is a non-competitive festival, it has a festival jury that rewards outstanding students’ work by giving out the “Marta Award”. The award does not rank individual productions from the festival programme, but rather highlights the most inspiring and innovative artistic achievements of young theatre artists. The festival jury selects and rewards students in various categories (which are not determined in advance).

The festival aims to provide a place where students, teachers, and others involved in the theatre can meet to present and discuss their work and methods. We would like to enlarge the cooperation of schools and develop friendly relationships.

Every year, the festival’s artistic section selects a theme for that year’s festival. Although the festival has a theme, the performances do not necessarily have to follow it. This year’s theme is “Sparkle.” In addition to the main program, there is also an “OFF program,” which includes additional theater performances, parties, and other events.

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How to apply

Each theatre school can apply with one performance. It may be in any language, English is not necessary, just remember, that if we choose your performance, we require English subtitles!

Please complete all sections of the application by November 30, 2026. As part of the application process, you must also upload a scanned copy of the confirmation letter signed by an official representative of your school.