Flash mob with more than a hundred tap dancers, rhythmic Tap Jam, dynamic workshops, and above all, a show with star guests from here and abroad. The jubilee 10th year of the Pilsen Step Festival invites you to all this from May 9 to 12, 2024.
The European dimension of the largest tap dance event in the west of Bohemia is confirmed by the performance of international stars. The multiple world champion from Switzerland, Daniel Borak, will come for the first time with his Tap Dan’s Company. Along with guests from Czech and foreign studios, the Pilsen tap dancers will also perform their art. The highlight of the festival will be the traditionally big Tapař show in Měšťanská beseda, on Saturday, May 11 from 7 p.m.
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On the very first day of the festival, Thursday, May 9, tap dancers will invade the streets of Pilsen. First, from 4:00 p.m., they will demonstrate their art in the streets of the center, then from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., they will dance together right on náměstí Republiky. More than a hundred participants of all ages will present themselves in a joint flash mob to the tap anthem Shim Sham.
On Friday, the festival invites you to a hot new event – a performance by Tap Dan’s Company, the dance group of the phenomenal tap dancer and choreographer Daniel Borak. The performance, which starts at the ALFA Theater at 5 p.m., is a fusion of tap, contemporary, modern and hip-hop. “We are thrilled to have secured the excellent performance of Tap Dan’s Company from Winterthur, Switzerland for the festival. It’s an international project, they perform all over the world,” said Kamila Borovská, owner of the organizing Step by step studio, on behalf of the organizers of the Pilsen Step Festival. Tickets can be purchased via the festival website www.plzenskyfestivalstepu.cz.
In the evening, the DEPO2015 cafe will feature Tap Jam, original tap dance improvisations to live music by the Tap Jam Band, which is composed of excellent musicians from Pilsen (piano Erich Ciompa, bass Roman Hasnedl and drums Ivan Audes). It starts at 20:00 and entry is free.
On Saturday, May 11, tap dancing will take place again in the open air. Tap studios and groups from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and Switzerland will demonstrate their art on the U Branky outdoor stage from 10.30. The afternoon will take place in the Studio DEPO2015 from 3:30 p.m., a workshop open to the public led by world champion Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, where it will be possible to try tap dancing for yourself. Tap shoes will be available for rent on site. Admission to both of these events is free.
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The highlight of the festival program will be the big Tapařská show on Saturday, May 11, from 19:00 in the Town Hall. Together with the stars of the international scene, which will include, in addition to Daniel Borak and his Company, Kira von Kayser (Germany) or Igor Bezdieniezhnykh (Ukraine), tap studios and soloists from Prague, Pilsen, Hradec Králové, Poland and Germany will also perform. The evening will be accompanied by Roman Vojtek and Petr Borovský. Tickets for the Tapařská show are available through the Town Talk system.
On Sunday, the festival will conclude with workshops for registered tap dancers.
Program of the Pilsen Step Festival
- Thursday, 9 May, 4.00 pm – 4.45 pm: Tap dancing in the streets (city center), 17.00 – 17.30: Flash Mob – more than a hundred tap dancers (Republiky Square).
- Friday, 10 May, 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm: Tap Dan’s Company – an international project of tap dancers from Switzerland led by Daniel Borak (Alfa Theatre), 20.00 – 22.00: Tap Jam (DEPO2015 cafe).
- Saturday 11 May, 10.30 am – 1 pm: examples of tap dancing groups and studios on the outdoor stage (At the gate), 12.30 – 1.45 p.m.: tap workshop for children – for registered users only, 15.30 – 17.00: tap workshop for the public – try tap under the guidance of Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, tap shoes for rent (DEPO2015, Step by step studio), 19.00 – 21.30: Tap show – the best that contemporary tap has to offer (Měšťanská beseda).
- Sunday, 12/5: Tap dance workshops for registered tap dancers.
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