The Martin E. Segal Theater Center presents
Skywalk Above Prague
At the Segal Theatre Film and Performance Festival 2025
A film by
Václav Flegl, Jakub Voves
Screening Information
This film will be screened in-person at The Segal Centre on Friday May 16th and also be available to watch online on the festival website till June 8th 2025.
Please note there is limited seating available for in-person screenings at The Segal Centre, which are offered on a first-come first-serve basis. You may RSVP above to get a reminder about the Segal Film Festival in your inbox.
Country
Czech Republic
Language
Czech, French, English with subtitles in English
Running Time
51
minutes
Year of Release
2020
About The Film
An exciting documentary about an audacious, 400-metre tightrope walk across the River Vltava in Prague by the world famous tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga.
The story of a search for inner strength and the art of balancing between Heaven and Earth.
The opening show of the 2019 Letní Letná festival. Between Heaven and Earth high above Prague’s bridges, a French acrobat is walking. She is passing from one side of the Vltava to the other over a 350-meter tightrope. Her gait reflects absolute concentration and courage but also her faith and the attention of spectators standing on the ground with their heads tilted back in silent awe. This documentary allows the audience to watch this feat from the perspective of Tatiana standing on a rope 35 meters above the river.
About The Artist(s)
Tatiana started tightrope walking when she was eight. She trained at Académie Fratellini and Center National des Arts du Cirque in Châlons-en-Champagne both of which are prestigious contemporary-circus institutions. Her teachers included Rudy Omankowski from a traditional circus family with Czech roots. Today, Tatiana mostly cooperates with choreographer Anna Rodriguez. She participated in major events, such as the Pan-African Festival of Algiers or the World Circus Festival where she won a gold medal.