Neta

Neta

NETA – New European Theatre Action

The International Theatre Network NETA (New European Theatre Action) was established upon the initiative of the former Macedonian Minister of Culture, Mr Blagoja Stefanovski, and representatives of the most significant international theatres and festivals across fifteen European countries. NETA, Europe's second largest theatre network, aims to advance theatre art, exchange experience and performances, as well as promote the distinctive national traits of theatre production. Its activities include the exchange of performances, artists, technical staff, experts and organisers in the field of theatre and festival production, as well as coproductions, publishing, international communication etc.

NETA is presided over by Mr Blagoja Stefanovski, its Secretary General is Mr Damir Domitrović Kos, and the Honorary President is the Minister of Culture, Media and Sport of Montenegro, Mr Branislav Mićunović. The Executive Committee, Theatre Board and Festival Board are the bodies by way of which NETA will develop and realise established activities and objectives.

NETA's registered office has beenat Ex Ponto Festival (B-51 Cultural society) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, since November 2007.

Every second year, NETA organises a festival which is held in various member states; the first was organised in Podgorica (Montenegrin National Theatre), the next one in Sankt Petersburg in April 2007, and the third in Trieste, Nova Gorica and Koper in September 2009.

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NETA on festivals in Bulgaria and Serbia

NETA on festivals in Bulgaria and Serbia

International network NETA combines over 30 theatres and festivals from 13 countries, mostly from south-eastern Europe. The network successfully and actively connects European cultural institutions and artists and brings forward theatre art to broad European public.

On the 23rd National festival of small scenes in Vratza, Bulgaria also NETA festival took place, which successfully concluded on Tuesdays, 22.05.2012. Within NETA festival there were performances from Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, Sweden and Slovenia, as well as promotion of the NETA network and the new NETA programme in Russia and in Sofia, Bulgaria, where the NETA festival is returning the following year.

Next activity of the network is going to be cooperation at the traditional 59. Sterijino pozorje in Novi Sad, Serbia, on which NETA General Assembly is going to take place where its new long term project will be presented – NETA ART TV, special internet television, dedicated to theatre (later on also to the films and other forms of art) and international cultural connection in south eastern Europe. Head office of the NETA ART TV will be in Ljubljana, the whole project and the idea of its realization will be presented to the network members by Damir Domitrović, general secretary of NETA.

Also this year’s 19th International Performing Arts festival EX PONTO will be enriched with NETA programme, which will bring to Ljubljana from 14. till 23. 09.2012 performances from Russia, Macedonia, Serbia, Sweden Kosovo and Montenegro. 

NETA Festival and General Assembly Next Year in Ljubljana

One of the resolutions adopted by NETA – international network of theatres and festivals – General Assembly meeting organised by Montenegrin National Theatre and held on 18th December 2010 in Podgorica, was that NETA Festival and General Assembly 2011 will take place in Ljubljana within the 18th International EX PONTO Performing Arts Festival.

NETA General Assembly meeting in Podgorica was attended by 15 directors of European theatres and festivals, including three from Slovenia: Jožko Čuk from Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Primorska Summer Festival and Permanent Slovene Theatre Trieste were represented by Primož Bebler, whilst Damir Domitrović Kos, director of EX PONTO Festival Ljubljana and Secretary General of NETA, presided over the meeting. At the same time, the Montenegrin National Theatre premiered The Mountain Wreath based on the eponymous work by P.P. Njegoš and directed by Diego de Brea.

NETA – New European Theatre Action – currently joins about 30 festivals and theatres from 13 countries, in particular from Eastern Europe, Turkey and Russia. Next year, the network's activity will be focused on the organisation of 5th International NETA Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the publication of NETA magazine (published both in member states mother tongue and English), second international coproduction by NETA directed by controversial Croatian director Oliver Frljić, first NETA Small Scene Festival taking place in Vratza (Bulgaria), as well as a number of NETA productions’ guest performances and mutual collaborations and tours of network members.

One of network's long-term objectives is the establishment of NETA international theatre ensemble and NETA international television.

Recently, NETA International Institute with registered office in Ljubljana, Prešernova 7, at the headquarters of B-51 Cultural Society (EX PONTO Festival) was founded. EX PONTO Festival is one of co-founders of NETA project initiated in 2005.