Publications

In the recent decade, Czech independent theatre has become an immense and complex organism, conspicuous by its diversity of artistic approaches, organisational systems and multi-generational nature. […] Over the last thirty years, there have been urgent and frequent calls for a more generous cultural budget. Yet, while politicians are not pampering the Czech independent theatre scene, the general impression seems to be one of dizzying abundance.

Author: Barbora Etlíková
Picture: © Vojtěch Brtnický

The ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine is a small independent theatre located in Kyiv. You can read here the story told by its artistic director Alex Borovenskiy

Author: Alex Borovenskiy
© Picture: Daniil Prymachov

Belarus:
This article wants to shed light on the authoritarian rule of Lukashenko in his own country and the struggle of the defiant independent theatre professionals in Belarus. For this reason, the author also has to remain anonymous for their own safety and that of their family.

Author: anonymous
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It is necessary to imagine the Italian independent performing arts scene not as an archipelago but as a closely related component that sometimes perfectly matches and sometimes clashes with the whole cultural system. The only way to represent this system is to refer to the concept of modern physics of complexity, that is, a multi-component dynamic structure made up of different subsets that interact with each other, following the rules of chaos and probability.

Author: Davide D’Antonio
© Picture: Simone Cecchetti

[…] before we start describing the Romanian independent theatre movement, how can this simple definition help us understand independent theatre in general: What does a theatre need in order to be called independent? Not be affiliated with a state or an official institution? Is it a matter of financial or ideological independence? Is an independent theatre free of censorship? What is its relationship with politics? So many questions that go far beyond the simple answer the dictionary gives us.

Author: Ovidiu Mihăiţă
© Picture: Andreea Eva Herczegh

With this 2nd edition of our broschure, we are adapting the representation of the independent performing arts sector and expanding it to 13 countries in Europe. Our plan is to continue this research and provide updated information every two years.

There are about 5.5 million people living in Finland, but roughly 4 million tickets to theatre, dance and circus performances are sold in our country every year. We have good reason to describe ourselves as “theatre enthusiasts”.

Author: Kaisa Paavolainen
© Picture: Nils Krogell

Kristína Zátrochová in conversation with Marta Poláková about the newly established study programme ‚Dance Theatre and Performance‘ at the Academy of the Performing Arts in Bratislava

Author: Kristína Zátrochová
© Picture: Kristína Zátrochová

At first, we need to define the term our narrative will employ:
it is one initially used for naming the art forms conceived outside the state structures – „independent“.

Author: Mira Todorova
© Picture: M.Jeanson