7th International Feet Beat Tap Festival

August 4-10, 2003 in Helsinki

TAP JAMS AND CONCERTS


PART I: August 4-6th

 PART II: August 7-9th

TAP JAMS AND MORE
Monday August 4th, starting from 18:45
SWING & GROOVE JAM (live music by Ahma-trio)

Jumo Jazz club, Pursimiehenkatu 6

  • 18:45-19:30 Intro to Swing dancing by the Swingsters (FIN)
  • 20:00-20:30 Show
  • 21:00-21:45 Tap Jam and dancing to live music until 01:00
Friday August 8th, staring from 18:00
ISLAND JAM

Sauna, swimming at the beach, optional dinner at the restaurant and a tap jam with a percussionist. All this in Uunisaari only a couple of minutes by boat from the shore. Forget you are in a city and enjoy the view out to the open sea of Helsinki.


TAP CONCERTS
Wednesday August 6th at 19:30
FEET FUSION -tap concert

The Gloria Theater, Pieni Robertinkatu 12

Tap dancers and other percussional dancers from among others Finland, Austria, Brazil and USA show their skills

Performers:

  • Feet Beat Tap Ensemble (FIN)
  • Paulo Fernandes dos Santos (Brazil/NOR)
  • Alexander Ivashkevich (EST)
  • Junior Laniyan (ENG)
  • Asko Saarinen ja Merja Terästö -duo (FIN)
  • The University of Minnesota Duluth's SOLE IMPULSE (USA)
  • T3 (Austria)
Saturday August 9th at 19:30
BEAT CITY -tap concert

The Gloria Theater, Pieni Robertinkatu 12

Master tap dancers with different contemporary and ethnic influences (see faculty), and the Jarmo Savolainen trio will show something for both ears and eyes to enjoy.

Performers:

  • Sofi Kyrklund
  • Tapage / Mari Fujibayashi & Olivia Rosenkrantz (JAP & FRA)
  • Bril Barrett (USA)
  • Josh Hilberman (USA)
  • Hervé Le Goff (FRA)
  • Max Pollak (Austria/USA)
  • Chester Whitmore (USA)
  • Jarmo Savolainen trio (FIN)


Tapage: picture by J.P. Stella Tapage: Mari Fujibayashi and Olivia Rosenkrantz founded together Tapage after they had both been studying and dancing with the American Tap Dance Orchestra in New York (aritistic director: Brenda Bufalino), where they met. They have performed internationally at festivals in New York, Japan and Moscow among many places. The duo crosses cultures in their performances. Their dancing catches both your eye and ear.

Jarmo Savolainen trio is a group of well reputed professional musicians, who have performed extensively also abroad: (Jarmo Savolainen (p), Uffe Krokfors (b) and André Sumelius (d). Jarmo Savolainen has been a part of our festival since year 2000.