PROGRAMME of the International Folklore Festival Písek 2010

Wednesday August 18

Palackého Gardens

• 19:00 Opening of the festival
• 19:15 Taipei Grass Mountain Folk Orchestra (Taiwan)
• 19:45 Shanghai Baoshan Red Leaf Folk Art (China)

Thursday August 19

• Malt-House-Courtyard 10:00 Invitation to the festival - Shanghai Baoshan Red Leaf Folk Art (China)

Palackého Gardens

• 16:00 Kvintet Písek
• 18:00 "Welcome friends"- performances of foreign groups: Le Forestins (France), Horeftiko Sigrotima - Agiu Vissarionos (Greece), Hueyitlatoani (Mexiko), Taipei Grass Mountain Folk Orchestra (Taiwan), Whakaari Rotorua (New Zealand), Shanghai Baoshan Red Leaf Folk Art (China)

Friday August 20

• Malt-House-Courtyard 10:00 Invitation to the - Taipei Grass Mountain Folk Orchestra (Taiwan)
• DPS Světlo - Drhovle 10:00 - Whakaari Rotorua (New Zealand), Hueyitlatoani (Mexiko)
• DPS Světlo - Písek 10:00 - Shanghai Baoshan Red Leaf Folk Art (China)
• Vráž - spa hotel 16:30 - Taipei Grass Mountain Folk Orchestra (Taiwan)
• Hotel U Kapličky 16:30 - Whakaari Rotorua (New Zealand)
• Blatná - castle 16:30 - Shanghai Baoshan Red Leaf Folk Art (China), Hueyitlatoani (Mexiko)

• Interhotel Amerika 19:00 - Whakaari Rotorua (New Zealand)

Palackého sady

• 14:00 Festival of the children's folklore groups: Písečánek (Písek), FS Jackové (Jablunkov), DFS Dubinka (Rohatec), DFS Červánek (Hradec Králové), DNS Kyjovánek II (Kyjov), ZŠ J.K.Tyla (Písek)
• 17:00 Puppet grou Nitka - fairy tail
• 18:00 "At home in Písek" - evening of the Czech groups - FS Písečan (Písek), FS Cifra (Uherské Hradiště), SLPT Furiant (České Budějovice), FS Hanák (Troubky), SLPT Žerotín (Strážnice)

Saturday August 21

• 9:30 Malt-House - receptions of the leaders of the groups by the Mayor of the town
• 10:00 Svatotrojická ulice - forming of the parade
• 10:15 square - Puppeters of Písek - musical revue
• 10:15 Opening of the Parade - route: Stone Bridge, Karlova St., Velké náměstí Sq.
• 10:45 Welcome of the sponsors of the festival
• 11:00 Dancing street - parade through the town: Velké náměstí Sq., Alšovo náměstí Sq., Smetanova St., Havlíčkovo Sq., Heydukova St., Palackého Gardens
• Town Island 16:00 Heimat- und Trachtenverein D´Trefflingtaler Schuhplattler (Austria)

Palackého Gardens 14:00 "Písek dances and sings over the Otava River" - main festival show

• 14:15 Jugendkapelle Schweiggers (Austria)
• Písečan (Písek), DNS Kyjovánek II (Kyjov), FS Jackové (Jablunkov), Le Forestins (Francie), DFS Dubinka (Rohatec), Horeftiko Sigrotima - Agiu Vissarionos (Řecko), DFS Červánek (Hradec Králové), Taipei Grass Mountain Folk Orchestra (Taiwan), SLPT Furiant (České Budějovice), Whakaari Rotorua (Nový Zéland), FS Cifra (Uherské Hradiště), Shanghai Baoshan Red Leaf Folk Art (Čína), SLPT Žerotín (Strážnice), Hueyitlatoani (Mexiko), FS Hanák (Troubky)

Sunday August 22

• Vráž - spa hotel - 10:00 - Whakaari Rotorua (New Zealand)
• Drhovle - DPS Světlo - 10:00 - Le Forestins (France)
• Písek - DPS Světlo - 10:00 - Hueyitlatoani (Mexiko)

Town Island 14:00 Farewell to the festival - final performances of the foreign groups

• Le Forestins (France), Horeftiko Sigrotima - Agiu Vissarionos (Greece), Hueyitlatoani (Mexiko), Shanghai Baoshan Red Leaf Folk Art (China), Whakaari Rotorua (New Zealand), Taipei Grass Mountain Folk Orchestra (Taiwan)

In case of unpleasant weather will the programme from the Palackého Gardens be moved into the Culture House.

File date: 6.8.2010