Festival Festival

18. - 21. June 2026

Festival partners

Město Plzeň Plzeňský kraj ÚMO Plzeň 3 Nadace 700 let města Plzně Psotný Plzeňská teplárenská Pechmannova partners Dopravní podniky města Plzně Bohemia sekt Vodarna Plzen Typografik centr

Medial partners

Plzeňský deník Český rozhlas Plzeň Euronova Group

PILSEN TAP FESTIVAL 2026

June 18 - 21, 2026

Program

June 18, Thursday

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM TAP DANCE IN THE CITY CENTER - Republic Square

flash mob, improvisation and tap dance performances by studios

June 19, Friday

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM WORKSHOPS FOR TAP DANCERS - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

registration required - instructors: Daniel Borak, Ruben Sanchez, Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, Kira von Kayser, Tobiáš Košir and Matěj Borovský

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ALFA THEATER - Wooden Impact - worldwide artistic project

Daniel Borak (tap dance) and Manuel Leuenberger (marimba)

8:00 PM - 10:30 PM TAP JAM - Za oponou restaurant

June 20, Saturday

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM WORKSHOPS FOR TAP DANCERS - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

registration required - instructors: Daniel Borak, Ruben Sanchez, Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, Kira von Kayser, Tobiáš Košir and Matěj Borovský

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM WORKSHOP FOR THE PUBLIC - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

try tap dancing under the guidance of Igor Bezdieniezhnykh - free admission

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM TAP DANCE SHOW - DJKT Grand Theater

the best that contemporary tap dance has to offer

June 21, Sunday

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM WORKSHOPS FOR TAP DANCERS - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

registration required - instructors: Daniel Borak, Ruben Sanchez, Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, Kira von Kayser, Tobiáš Košir and Matěj Borovský

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN - Riverside at the confluence of Radbuza and Mže rivers

free admission

June 18, Thursday

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

TAP DANCE IN THE CITY CENTER - Republic Square

flash mob, improvisation and tap dance performances by studios

June 19, Friday

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

WORKSHOPS FOR TAP DANCERS - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

registration required - instructors: Daniel Borak, Ruben Sanchez, Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, Kira von Kayser, Tobiáš Košir and Matěj Borovský

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

ALFA THEATER - Wooden Impact - worldwide artistic project

Daniel Borak (tap dance) and Manuel Leuenberger (marimba)

8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

TAP JAM - Za oponou restaurant

June 20, Saturday

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

WORKSHOPS FOR TAP DANCERS - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

registration required - instructors: Daniel Borak, Ruben Sanchez, Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, Kira von Kayser, Tobiáš Košir and Matěj Borovský

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

WORKSHOP FOR THE PUBLIC - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

try tap dancing under the guidance of Igor Bezdieniezhnykh - free admission

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

TAP DANCE SHOW - DJKT Grand Theater

the best that contemporary tap dance has to offer

June 21, Sunday

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

WORKSHOPS FOR TAP DANCERS - Step by step studio, Částkova 56

registration required - instructors: Daniel Borak, Ruben Sanchez, Igor Bezdieniezhnykh, Kira von Kayser, Tobiáš Košir and Matěj Borovský

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN - Riverside at the confluence of Radbuza and Mže rivers

free admission

ABOUT THE PILSEN TAP FESTIVAL

The Pilsen Tap Festival is a major international tap dance festival of European dimension.

During the festival Pilsen regularly becomes the capital of tap dancing.

The Pilsen Tap Festival includes: lectures, exhibitions, workshops, dance workshops, tap dancing in the streets of the city, tap improvisations, a gala evening, demonstrations of the work of tap studios and schools from home and abroad, but most importantly a meeting of the world's best tap dancers.

The Pilsen Tap Festival introducestap to the general public , which is not only an art performed on the stage of theatres or at world championships, but also a leisure activity suitable for all generations.

The 2016 edition was awarded the title - Cultural Achievement of the Year by the 700 Years of Pilsen Foundation.

Pilsen Tap Festival - the best that contemporary tap dance has to offer.

Spolek Krok Step by step studio

Personalities of pilsen tap festival

Daniel Borak

Switzerland

Chris Matallo

Brazil

Ruben Sanchéz

Spain

Kira Von Kayser

Deutschland

Daniel Levaillé

Switzerland

Igor Bezdieniezhnykh

Ukraine

Liba Borak

Switzerland

Jiřina Nowakovska

Poland

Zděnek Pilecký

Czech Republic

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