2025
11-12-13-14
Tem/July
C.c Davies
Cc.Davies from Madrid Spain, has been dancing for over a decade, she studied the formation at the Luthier School based in Barcelona and Musical Theater professionally.
Coming from a family of artists Cc. has always been connected to music, from a young age she has played numerous instruments, studied theater and all kinds of dances, although her focus is in black African American Dances like Tap, vernacular jazz and Lindy hop.
Her approach to dance comes from a grounded natural and musical perspective and the connection between them.
Tomasso Maria Parazzoli
Tommaso is a dynamic tap dancer from Bologna, in Italy.
Trained at the prestigious Bernstein School of Musical Theatre, his journey began in 2012 and quickly took him to some of Italy's most prestigious stages. Over the years, he has shone in productions such as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Ragtime, Chicago, Nine and Crazy for You.
His passion for Tap led him to train with world legends, win numerous scholarships and accolades, including first place at the World Tap Dance Championships in both the Trio and Production categories and a top five finish in the “solo” category at the World Tap Dance Championships.
Highlights of his career include solo tap dance performances in theatrical shows, galas, and Italian television programs such as OnDance, Houdini The Impossible Man, Dalla Strada Al Palco and Splendida Cornice. He has also taught at the Tap On Mallorca Festival and the Syracuse Tap Festival.
His remarkable talent was further recognized when he was featured twice in a row as a soloist on the prestigious TV show VIVA LA DANZA, organized by world famous dancer and toile Roberto Bolle, with whom he continues to collaborate.
With a deep commitment to continuous learning and excellence,
Tommaso Maria Parazzoli continues to push the boundaries of his art, trying to mesmerize audiences with performance and steps
Simon Schafer
Born in a small town in southern Germany, Simon M. Schäfer has been dancing and playing music all his life. While he has been trained in many different dance styles and instruments, tap dance has always been his main form of artistic expression and experience. He is an alumn of the Jacob’s Pillow Tap Program 2019 which he attended at only 16 years old.
Currently he is studying philosophy and art history at Heidelberg University and will take part in the Luthier Professional Tap Dance Program in Barcelona 2025/26.
In his dancing he seeks to honor and explore the roots of rhythm tapping as part of the Jazz tradition and also create experimental works that combine tap with expressive, sometimes eccentric body movement.
Irmak Kuyumcu
Irmak Kuyumcu studied Environmental Engineering at Yıldız Technical University.
She has been trained on different musical instruments since a young age.
She took part in the main organization of the Turkish Jugglers Festival (J-Fest) between 2007-2022. She started tap dancing in 2010 and started giving tap dancing lessons in 2015.
She has been a performing artist in multiple disciplines, primarily circus disciplines, since 2006
She is the main founder and organizer of the Tap. In. Ist Istanbul Tap Dance Festival, the first of which was held in 2018.
Her favorite thing is to whistle, and her biggest dream is to participate in a whistling competition one day and win.
Görkem Eren
Görkem Eren was born in Ankara in 1993. He graduated from Ankara Atatürk Anatolian High School and Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering.
In addition to the workshops he took in the field of performing arts, he received training from various instructors such as Rodney Howell, Galip Emre and Lidia Pronina; and from art institutions such as bySANAT, The Company Musicals and TPKD in dance (tap, contemporary, ballet, jazz, musical theater), voice (musical theater, opera, choir) and acting (physical theater, musical theater), instruments (clarinet, cajon).
He performed tap dance performances in concerts, festivals and music videos with teams such as METU Big Band, Terry Jorrys Band and Eksi Music. Apart from the dance shows and concerts he took part in, he took part in many commercials, short films and 12 different musicals as an actor. He directed 4 musicals, including “Monty Python and The Holy Grail”, which won awards at 5 different ceremonies including Sadri Alışık, Yeni Tiyatro Dergisi and İsmet Küntay Tiyatro Awards, and was an assistant director in 2 musicals. He also directed the workshop of the musical “Wait for Her” in Türkiye. He made Turkish translations of the musicals “The Drowsy Chaperone” and “Monty Python’s Spamalot”.
In December 2017, he founded Türkiye’s first and only musical theater platform and internet magazine Müzikal Tiyatro, and in December 2019, he founded Andor Tiyatro, which aims to stage Broadway-quality musicals. In 2020, he started giving tap dance lessons at dance schools such as Swing İstanbul and Shine. In 2021, he joined Galip Emre Dance Company as a dancer. He is the director of the “Jumpin’ at İstanbul” dance festival held every year.
He continues his artistic life as a versatile artist in the fields of music, dance, theater and stage management.