Workshop: Budapest

As part of the project, four workshops will be organized (one workshop in each of the partner countries). Their aim will be to present identified and evaluated cooperation models – measuring effectiveness of the identified models in regards to outputs, management, costs – transferability and modifications of the models and avoiding one size fits all problem and to involve representatives of various environments in the discussion and developing ideas on the possibilities of widespread dissemination, promotion, implementation and monitoring of the long-term evaluation of these models’ applications by involved research institutions. Both participants of the study (cluster managers and representatives of research institutions) and representatives of institutions not participating in the study will be invited to participate in the discussion and provide feedback in order to further develop presented outcomes. Moreover, policymakers will be invited. The discussion will concern limitations in implementing cooperation models outside clusters. Each country may have different conditions such as legal regulations, business environment. The workshops will also be used to discuss the conditions that must be ensured so that R2B and B2R cooperation models existing in clusters can be implemented on a larger scale. The workshops will allow to clarify and improve the project's recommendations for the practice. The participation of research institutions and enterprises outside the clusters will also help verify proposed cooperation models. https://v4clusters.sgh.waw.pl

Focused Off Programme—Workshops, Discussions, Meetings

Workshops are led by the theatre professionals from V4 countries. These workshops are for all participants to learn some new theatre, multimedia and music techniques and meet each other. The is going to be 2 workshops, around 50 participants attending. There are 3 discussions to provide an opportunity to give feedback to the participants who performed the previous festival day. In addition to formal expressions the possibility for informal networking is provided as well. The discussions are led by postgraduate students of JAMU. There is expected to be about 150 participants attending in total. As students have possibilities to meet each other, the professionals and the pedagogues of theatre and art schools have their meeting too for networking and creating new cooperation between institutions or individuals also beyond the festival. There is around 50 professionals expected to attend the event. https://www.encounter.cz/en/workshops/

The Main Program and the Closing Ceremony

Performances presented by 9 attending schools in the main programme are the main component of the festival Setkání/Encounter. The Organizing team invites theatre and art schools from all over the world with their performances to create a platform for demonstrations of the widest range of theatre techniques and teaching methods. The main programme is closed during a ceremony at the end of the festival. The Closing Ceremony includes the awarding of participants by the festival Jury and the Festival Director. The festival is non-competitive, but it gives away several awards. These are not used to create the rankings of individual productions from the main programme but through awards the most inspirational and inventive artistic achievements of young theatre makers are highlighted. The festival Jury, who hands the awards is set up by four members - theatre experts from Czechia and foreign (included V4) countries. For 32nd edition we add a new programming line into the festival—presenting current and new theatre forms such as new circus, physical theatre or multimedia installations. Special open call is send out to schools in Central Europe to participate. Those performances could be smaller and they won't be judged by the jury. There are 3 performances presented in this new section. https://www.encounter.cz/en/participants/