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Executive Summary
The extensive theatre infrastructure base in the CR consists of a public network of
theatres, including 11 multi-ensemble entities (drama, opera, and ballet) in ten
regions, and around 40 theatres founded or established by public authorities. The
main problem of these theatres (in comparison with European countries) seems
to be the insufficient public financing. According to the NIPOS statistics, which
includes opera, dance and “stagionas” in the theatre area, there are in total about
152 theatres in the CR (of which 37 established by the state authorities, 42 founded
by business entities and 73 founded by non-profit entities). However, it can be assumed
that there are more business and especially non-profit entities. Theatre attendance
reaches about 6 million visitors, which means that once a year more than half
of the population visits the theatre in the CR. The most and longest discussed topic
is the need for systemic changes in the operation of a publicly funded contributory
organizations (it concerns not only theatres, but also other disciplines).
Regarding dance, there are currently 11 ballet ensembles within the above-mentioned
public theatre network in the CR. The genres of contemporary dance and street
techniques are implemented within the non-profit sector (rather contemporary dance)
or the business sector (rather street dance). The domestic contemporary dance
scene is active and quite successful in the international context. The phenomenon of
the new circus is successful and has achieved the leading position within the Central
Eastern Europe. On the other hand, folk dance has retreated into the background; today
there is only one professional ensemble (Ondráš) and other folk dance activities
are purely amateur.
The network of former state symphony orchestras with permanent staff is currently
largely managed by cities. In total, there are roughly 228 orchestras recorded in the
CR, including the amateur and agency ones. In the CR, however, there are also many
chamber ensembles and soloists that are not covered by official statistics (about
600) and also 168 mixed ensembles, 372 choirs and vocal ensembles and about three
thousand soloists.
In the CR a large number of festivals are organized (currently there are about 600
recorded and statistically monitored); they are mostly project-financed from public
subsidies. Besides the big international festivals, there are many smaller traditional
and innovative ones, which contribute to the presentation of new trends and strengthening
community identity at the local level. The Ministry of Culture (hereinafter
the MoC) current strategic issue is the launching of a separate programme for major
international festivals. Currently, it is discussed whether this programme should
include only music or also other genres.
More systematic support and increased financial support for export and international
cooperation have been identified as strong needs in all segments.
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