Festival Programme

Wednesday 11 June - Konstantinovy Lázně

7:00pm - 15th Folklore Evening in Konstantinovy Lázně, performances in the amphitheatre within the spa park area
Performing: Jiskra 58, Xheladin Zeqiri, Mana Ma'ohi, Nashenci
Host: Jan Vašků
In case of bad weather, the event will take place in the premises of the Spa Hotel Prusík.

Thursday 12 June - Old Farmhouse U Matoušů, Pilsen-Bolevec

7:00pm - U Matoušů lipka..., Bolevec Folklore Breaks
(in collaboration with Pilsen 1 City District Office and National Heritage Institute)
Performing: Jiskra 58, Xheladin Zeqiri, Jiskřička, Mana Ma'ohi,  Mladinka, Nashenci
Host: Čestmír Kouba

Thursday 12 June – Cultural center Plasy, Plasy

17:00 – ,,To plaský oudolí" – Plasy Folklore Beaks
(in cooperation with the town Plasy and the company Plaské kulturní středisko, s.r.o.)
Účinkující: Střelička, Stavbár

Friday 13 June - Pilsen, "U Branky" stage

5:00pm - Brass Orchestra ZUŠ Chválenická

6:00pm - "We Met Again in Pilsen", 1st main festival show
(Ceremonial presentation of the title “Master of Traditional Handicrafts of the Pilsen Region”
and “bearer of the intangible heritage of the Pilsen Region” – in collaboration with Pilsen Region)
Performing: Jiskra, Nashenci, Rokytí, Danza Tradicional Muyu, Xheladin Zeqiri, Mladina, Mana Ma'ohi,  Hanácký národopisný soubor Olešnica Doloplazy, Stavbár
Host: Stanislav Jurík
The show will be recorded by Czech Radio Pilsen

20:30pm – concert of the group E.F.S. – Experimental Folk Studio

Friday 13 June - Cultural center Plasy, Plasy

5:00pm - J. Kříž (seminar on folk music in Plasy)

6:00pm - "Roots" (a dance-theatre performance by the group Kmen)

(in cooperation with the town Plasy and the company Plaské kulturní středisko, s.r.o.)

Saturday 14 June - Pilsen, "U Branky" Stage

11:00am – The secret and beauty of two countries: Bulgaria + Ecuador
Host: Eliška Dostalová

1:00pm – "The craft has golden DNA" - Lidová muzika z Chrástu
Host: Vojtěch Kouba

1:45pm – Dancing Streets I., various dance workshops
The workshops take place in the area in front of the statue of Bedřich Smetana.
Tutors: Hanácký národopisný soubor Olešnica Doloplazy, Jiskra 58, Stavbár

3:00pm – "Pilsen Folklore Breaks", 2nd main festival show
Performing: Jiskra, Hanácký národopisný soubor Olešnica Doloplazy, Danza Tradicional Muyu, Xheladin Zeqiri, Nashenci, Stavbár, Zgarda, Jiskra 58, Mana Ma'ohi
Host: Michaela Vondráčková

5:45pm – Dancing Streets II., various dance workshops
The workshops take place in the area in front of the statue of Bedřich Smetana.
Tutors: Danza Tradicional Muyu, Nashenci, Mana Ma'ohi, Xheladin Zeqiri

7:00pm – "RAPA NUI" (Easter Island) –The most mysterious corner of the planet
Host: Eliška Dostalová

8:00pm – Greetings from Žilina
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Pilsen-Žilina city partnership
Host: Eliška Dostalová

Sunday 15 June - Pilsen, "U Branky" stage

WE WILL PLAY - accompanying programme for families with children, fun playing and crafting with
a folklore theme in the are U Branky

11:00am – "We won't be always small", main children show
Performing: Mladinka a Mladinečka, Klíček, Rokytička, Meteláček a Malý Meteláček, Jiskřička, Malá muzika z Chrástu
Host: Vojtěch Kouba

1:00pm – The foreign guests are saying goodye
Performing: Mana Ma'ohi, Nashenci, Danza Tradicional Muyu, Xheladin Zeqiri
Host: Jan Vašků

Sunday 15 June – Habrmannovo Square, Pilsen 4 - Doubravka

1:00pm – Doubravka Folklore Afternoon
(in collaboration with Pilsen 4 City District Office)
Performing: Mladinka a Mladinečka, Hanácký národopisný soubor Olešnica Doloplazy, Nashenci, Mana Ma'ohi, Meteláček a Malý Meteláček, Stavbár, Danza Tradicional Muyu, Xheladin Zeqiri
Host: Stanislav Jurík

Recommended:

"TRADICE NA DOSAH" organized by: The Ethnographic Museum of the Pilsen Region

Friday 13 June - Atrium Chotěšov House

10:00pm - Song with Star (Bawdy and playful songs from the Pilsen region, exploring erotic themes in folklore music.)

Saturday 14 June - Atrium Chotěšov House

10:00am - 6:00pm - Craft Market, Demonstrations of Traditional Folk Crafts

10:30am - Malá selská muzika Jiskra 58 SOKOL Valcha (Pilsen)

12:00pm and 2:00pm - Folk Storyteller's Program: Half-forgotten dialects of Western Bohemia (lecture hall)

3:00pm - Lidová muzika z Chrástu (Chrást)

4:00pm - Hanácký národopisný soubor Olešnica Doloplazy (Doloplazy)

Supporting Programme:
- Old Bohemian fair and refreshments in the “U Branky” area, 13 - 15 June

- Exhibition on the folk tradition in the Plasy region, Cultural center Plasy, 12 - 15 June
 

The program is subject to change