The International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER 2026

SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER is an international festival of theatre schools with more than 35 years of tradition. The uniqueness of the festival lies in the fact that the main organisers are the students of the Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts.

The idea for the festival itself originated with the founders of the SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER and their need to meet other professionals and theatre students and also, to transform the centre of Brno into a city of culture. Every year, the festival is becoming more and more prestigious, mainly due to the participation of student groups worldwide.

The festival’s non-competitive character leads to an encounter with dozens of different cultures, languages, and genres. Theatre artists from the Visegrad Four countries head to Brno regularly, and the festival has also been attended by student groups from South Korea, Colombia, the Philippines, the USA, and many other countries.

The theme of the 36th edition of the festival is Spiral.