present a high quality of European theatre – non-traditional, searching and inspirational theatre
to inform about the work, the personage and the tendencies of the contemporary Slovak theatre
to search for and present the new names of artists – ‘rising stars’
to bring up to date themes, attractive forms, new tendencies
to aim beyond the usual borders of genres, to join different types of art (film, literature, music, visual arts, radio)
to offer the opportunity to represent the regional culture – production for adults and children
to continue in realization of the ongoing programme in the informal education for young people and motivating to volunteering
Intentions
to develop the cultural exchange in European context
to motivate in the Slovak theatre and cultural environment, to add to the possibilities of representation of the Slovak theatres and culture as a whole
to inspire and provoke the creators, the cultural operators and also the spectators of the festival
to support the variety of arts, methods of artistic expression and the perceiving of it
to cultivate taste, fantasy, empathy, love for the beautiful, tolerance to the differences
to permanently create the answer to the consumerism, to strengthen the name of the festival as an important platform for a polemic to traditional and commercial art
to add to the personal development of an individual and to improve the quality of life
