A study in the publication Tastes of Encounter which reflects the phenomenon of the international festival of theatre schools Setkání/Encounter and reveals diverse layers of its thirty-year existence. The chapter The Tectonics of Stability and Routine – Eternal Cities and Cities Eternally in Second Place deals with the position of the festival on the Brno city map and various aspects of influencing urban, resp. public space. Against the background of various theoretical concepts, the study sees the festival role as a catalyst transforming place into space, draws attention to the aspect of dialogue and sharing, and points out possible strategies for sustainability and the future existence of the festival.