In May 2022, theatre groups Teatr 21 and Blue Apple Theatre came to Brno. We spent six days doing theatre activities, getting to know each other, and making friends with Aldente Theatre and a group of young researchers from Rytmus. We had seven workshops and seven theatre shows for everyone to enjoy! Workshops We all speak different languages, but in theatre, we can understand each other. In the workshops, we did fun things like trying out special musical instruments and using them to talk to each other. We also explored how we move in different ways depending on where we’re from. We even did a play in three different languages! We also visited different theatres in Brno, and we took a special picture at the National Theatre to show that theatre brings us all together. It is also a gentle reminder that actors with disabilities are not (yet) very common in national theatres… Festival The five day Brno Festival featured seven performances and a programme of enrichment activities. These included a workshop for the audience, led by student researchers, focused on the Czech production Who am I? and the Polish production of Trolls. There was also a panel discussion with the leaders and actors of the troupe after the English production of The Wizard of Oz. Throughout these events, Socratic questioning was a key part of the experience, providing us with much enjoyment and thought. We weren’t alone in this – young theatre critics were also deeply pondering, guided by our researchers Hana and Anna. Together, they discussed the challenges and possibilities of writing reviews for actor-specific performances. The outcome of this discussion is an article by Eliška Raiterová titled Critic-specific? The Brno festival Be IN! (clusive) and how to write about it. The festival was on TV, and you can watch it here. Photo gallery 1 2 ... 4 ► Schedule 1 – 6 May 2022 Cathy and Bajaja /Divadlo Aldente, CZ/ Sunday 1 May 6pm Divadlo BARKAReserve here Tickets (goout.net) Curious Cathy meets the world: live music, Vladimír Holan verses. For both children and adults. Performance in Czech. Accompanying programme after the performance: opening of the festival, presentation of theatre ensembles and the BE IN project (inclusive)!Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) Who am I? /Divadlo Aldente, CZ/ Monday 2 May 8pm Klub LeintnerovaReserve here Tickets (goout.net) The world has gone mad. I do not understand. And the world doesn’t understand me. Performance in Czech and English. Czech passages are with English subtitles. With humour (Non-serious). Accompanying programme after the performance: Socratic questions – workshop for audienceReserve here Tickets (goout.net) Trolls /Teatr 21, PL/ Tuesday 3 May 6 pm ZŠ Kotlářská 4Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) Trolls and people have heard unbelievable stories about themselves and for many years preferred not to appear to each other. It is time to stop it. It is time to finally see each other! Performance for both children and adults in the environment of a school class. No language barrier. Accompanying programme after the performance: workshop - performance reflection Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) Trolls /Teatr 21, PL/ Wednesday 4 May 4pm ZŠ Kotlářská 4Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) Trolls and people have heard unbelievable stories about themselves and for many years preferred not to appear to each other. It is time to stop it. It is time to finally see each other! Performance for both children and adults in the environment of a school class. No language barrier. Accompanying programme after the performance: Socratic questions – workshop for the audience Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) Trolls /Teatr 21, PL/ Wednesday 4 May 6pm ZŠ Kotlářská 4Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) Trolls and people have heard unbelievable stories about themselves and for many years preferred not to appear to each other. It is time to stop it. It is time to finally see each other! Performance for both children and adults in the environment of a school class. No language barrier. Accompanying programme after the performance: workshop - performance reflection Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) See no Evil + Wizard of Oz /Blue Apple, GB/ Thursday 5 May 6pm Divadlo BARKAReserve here Tickets (goout.net) See No Evil is a short, part-animated video, featuring four of Blue Apple’s actors who all have learning disabilities, as well as real-life police officers. Wizard of Oz presents a different interpretation of a classic story. Both productions are in English with English subtitles. Accompanying programme after the performance: panel discussion with representatives of all theatre ensembles and young researchers of the project Reserve here Tickets (goout.net) “Let’s chill together!“ Friday 6 May 4pm - 6pm Divadlo BARKA Informal meeting with companies members. Screening of short films from international meetings during the week. Presentation of audience reflections. No reservation needed. Festival Venues in Brno