☎️ CALL FOR APPLICATION!
☄️IT’S LUCKY TRIMMER #30! 🦄 BUCKLE UP FRANKFURT! This milestone edition is going to shake things up! 💥
Alright, troublemakers! LUCKY TRIMMER is back, recharged, relentless, and ready to unleash another round of fearless performance mayhem. Once again, we’re taking over Frankfurt’s Gallus Theater with a fresh new edition that promises bold moves, wild ideas, and unforgettable encounters.
The stage is set: LUCKY TRIMMER #30 hits Gallus Theater Frankfurt on April 24 & 25, 2026.
Got a piece that refuses to play it safe? We’re hunting for the daring, the raw, the experimental, and the unapologetically out-there. We want your anti-conformist, ten-minutes-of-fame dance gems that shake things up, smash expectations, and spark new ways of seeing. If your work doesn’t fit into a box but fits into 10 minutes, it just might belong here.
The Details:
• Deadline to show us what you’ve got: November 15, 2025.
• Performances - just keep it under 10 minutes - can be fresh
outta the oven or seasoned crowd-winners.
more info about the conditions on:
- link in bio -
LUCKY TRIMMER is a festival of tiny but mighty dance nuggets, a stage for short-format rebels and snappy rule-breakers. Over three days, we’re serving up a smorgasbord of wild and wonderful performances that’ll make the Frankfurt arts scene gasp, grin, and groove.
So, what are you waiting for? Bring us your chaos, your fire, your “I’ve never seen that before.” Let’s show ‘em what dance can really do.
Ready to shake things up?
Hit us up and submit your piece before the clock strikes midnight on November 15. 2025 Go on and show us whatcha got!
LUCKY TRIMMER
(graphic design @blixa6studios )
Impression from last week “Herzog Blaubarts Burg” an incredible and rare occasion to share the stage with such incredible singers and a majestic orchestra!
And of course the amazing @raepiper_dance and Urs Häberli!! It was a pleasure to spend this week together fooling around and creating this wonderful piece!
📸 Christian Kleiner @vorhangblack
Michael Francis: Chefdirigent
Margarita Vilsone: Sopran @margarita.vilsone
Derrick Ballard: Bass @derrickbassbar
Rae Piper: Tanz @raepiper_dance
Davide Degano: Tanz @davi.de93
Urs Häberli: Regie
Ragna Pitoll: Sprecher/in
Jonathan Schmieding: Video
Eric Ehrengart: Licht
@staatsphilharmonie
Richard Strauss’ Rosenkavalier-Suite eröffnete den Abend mit einer Mischung aus glanzvoller Opulenz und ironisch gebrochener Nostalgie, die schon in der Oper selbst wie eine Erinnerung an eine Epoche klingt, die es so nie gegeben hat. 🌹🎶
Bartóks Herzog Blaubarts Burg setzte dem die radikale Innenschau entgegen: ein Psychodrama in Tönen, Klangfarben als Räume, in denen die Wahrheit weniger enthüllt als erlitten wird. 🏰⚡️
Danke an alle Beteiligten, ihr wart großartig! 👏 ✨
@margarita.vilsone@derrickbassbar@raepiper_dance@davi.de93
For the past 10 days, I had the immense pleasure of sharing time with an incredible cast of artists to create this powerful and touching piece, “(In)Edith” — a journey through the music and words of Edith Piaf.
This was my first full music composition, revisiting the most iconic works from Madame Piaf. For that, I have to thank @ermannosbezzo — a long-time friend and creator whose magical touch in movement and choreography I’ve had the honour of witnessing grow and mature since we were young adults.
Your artistry in creating enticing, poetic choreography that speaks beyond movement is only just beginning, and I’m so proud — I can’t wait to see where your journey takes you! Thank you for allowing me to express my vision through music and for letting it speak through your own language.
I also have to bow down to six other amazing and ICONIC artists: @maddy.salhany , @rebecca_maguolo , @tahliarussell._@monamourgiogio , @nanozamora , and @chuswestern . Your knowledge, passion, commitment, and talent shine through every moment of this piece, and together we’ve created a masterpiece the world WILL — and HAS to — see! It has been an honour to share the studio with all of you.
Last but certainly not least, I have to thank @orsolina28 — an incredible space that allows us, as artists, to fully commit to our craft and gives us the freedom to create, share, and grow. Thank you to the entire team! This has been an experience I will never forget.
Choreography & Concept: @ermannosbezzo
Music: @davi.de93
Dancers: @chuswestern@nanozamora@monamourgiogio@rebecca_maguolo@tahliarussell._@maddy.salhany
Production: @orsolina28
Video by: @valeriacivardi_
❤️💙💜💛💚🖤🧡
🔥 LUCKY TRIMMER IS BACK & ON THE MOVE! 🔥
LUCKY TRIMMER #29 is back! and is shaking things up in Frankfurt! New city, same wild spirit. Expect bold, experimental, and rule-breaking performances—because ordinary is just not our vibe.
📍 Gallus Theater, Frankfurt
📅 April 25 & 26, 2025
⏱️ 20:00 h
🎭 Short. Sharp. Unexpected.
🚀 FEATURING: 🚀
💥 Miila Kaarina (NL) – raw, powerful, and poetic.
💥 Carlo Massari, Emanuele Rosa (IT) – master of theatrical dance fusion.
💥 Avshalom Latucha (IL) – crafting movement that mesmerizes.
💥 Caterina Mochi Sismondi, Elisa Mutto, Bea Zanin (IT) – a visionary of dance & circus arts.
💥 Aleksandra Krutikova, Johannes Walter (RU/DE) – where intensity meets finesse.
💥 Panos Malactos, Melina Sofocleous, Styliana Apostolu, Natalia Vagena (CY) – fearless, fierce, and unforgettable.
We’re bringing international artists who dare to flip, twist, and defy expectations—all within our signature 10-minute limit. Buckle up, Frankfurt! It’s going to be a ride.
Tag your fellow dance rebels and spread the word! 🚀
This international dance event is presented by Freigetanzt e.V. in cooperation with Gallus Theater and with the kind support of the Cultural Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main.
✨ Festival Team ✨
🎭 Artistic Director: Raffaele Irace
📝 Coordinator: Maike Piechot
📢 Production & Social Media: Valeria Palma
🎟️ Production & Festival Assistance: Davide Degano
💡 Festival Assistance: Lars Aulerich, Carla Wolff
📸 Festival Photographer: Maciej Rusinek
🎨 Graphic Design: Amy Stafford #LuckyTrimmer #DanceUnfiltered #LuckyTrimmer29 #dancefestival #dance #performance #frankfurtvibes
Tanzt!
Today is the premiere! 6 months of work are finally taking the stage today! Incredibly proud of the work and the group we managed to create. If you have the chance to come to Reutlingen to watch this performance PLEASE GO! Thanks to @sutherland007 for giving me a lot of trust in the recreation of this piece and to @martinaelysia@alessiomarchini@davidebenigni_ and @rebecca_maguolo YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT. To all the non professional who took part in this process YOU ARE SO AMAZING! You’re passion, you’re power, you’re humanity is such a blessing! Thank you so much for being here!
TOI TOI TOI
@theaterreutlingendietonne
📷@beate.armbruster.photography
Choreografie · Ausstattung James Sutherland || Choreografieassistenz Davide Degano || Projektkoordination Renate Hagel || Dramaturgie Alice Feucht || Koordination inklusives Ensemble Maria Stroppel · Luise Wald || Hospitanz Henry Popp || Technik · Werkstätten · Inspizienz Lukas Armbruster · Boris Gonzalez · Christoph Henning · Aurel Walker
Mit Ama · Inge Armbruster · Mojtaba Babeifard · Haydar Baydur · Davide Benigni · Martina Chavez · Bahattin Güngör · Rieke Habfast · Rosemarie Herrmann · Gabriele Janz · Roswitha John · Alfhild Karle · Anne-Kathrin Killguss · Tini Kindt · Florian Klebs · Inga Knotz · Lena Koch · Jutta Konzelmann · Gabriele Lambeck-Engel · Rebecca Maguolo · Alessio Marchini · Santiago Österle · Franco Pangella · Angela Patka · Susanne Pfingsttag · Silvia Phleps · Léa Pinault · Violaine Pinault · Elias Rauscher · Luana Rauscher · Matthias Renner · Manfred Rinas · Jörg Schneider · Sara Schönfelder-Blondel · Bojan Urbanek · Polina Weis · Katharina Witte · Shengli Zeng
Premiere am Donnerstag, 13. März 2025
