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LUCKY TRIMMER #30 – celebrating a milestone edition in Frankfurt at Gallus Theater

LUCKY TRIMMER #30 – A MILESTONE EDITION! // For its 30th edition, LUCKY TRIMMER lands at Gallus Theater Frankfurt. After its debut here in 2025, the festival returns to confirm Frankfurt as a new home alongside Berlin, where LUCKY TRIMMER has been rooted since 2004. With two cities, two stages, and one fearless spirit, we’re doubling the playground for bold ideas, fresh audiences, and unexpected artistic encounters. Known for pushing boundaries, breaking conventions, and serving up bite-sized, high-energy performances, LUCKY TRIMMER continues exploring new creative territories. So buckle up, Frankfurt—this 30th anniversary isn’t just another edition, it’s a landmark celebration of everything LUCKY TRIMMER stands for: short, bold, and unapologetically unforgettable. One stage. Ten minutes. Endless possibilities.

WHAT’S LUCKY TRIMMER? // More than just a festival, LUCKY TRIMMER is a playground for the bold and the unexpected. Since 2004, this independent curatorial platform has been spotlighting both emerging and established artists with their most original, provocative, and boundary-smashing ideas. Each performance is no longer than 10 minutes, a thrilling format that forces artists to strip their work down to its raw essence and captivate audiences in a flash.

WHAT’S THE VIBE? // Think of it as a wild rollercoaster through the underbelly of contemporary dance and performance. Avant-garde meets mainstream, movement fuses with theater, circus, music, and installation art.
It’s a curated chaos, an artistic free-fall where rules are meant to be questioned and the unexpected is always around the corner. At LUCKY TRIMMER, we thrive on risk-taking, humor, and the electric energy of artistic exploration.

MEET THE ARTISTS! // This edition brings together a lineup of daring, boundary-pushing artists from across the globe, each with their own unique take on movement, storytelling, and performance:

INVITED ARTISTS // Coming soon!

A project of FREIGETANZT e.V. in collaboration with Gallus Theater FrankfurtWith the Support of Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main, Gallus Theater

LUCKY TRIMMER spotlights international artists one short format performance at a time.

With a curated selection of short dance performances chosen for their novelty, ingenuity, and sass, LUCKY TRIMMER creates extravagant feature-length programs that showcase diverse perspectives, bold insight, and unfettered artistry. What unites our performers is their desire to dazzle, inspire, and move audiences. To tears, to laughter, to get down and boogie! So long as they can do it in under 10 minutes!

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Big thumbs up for you! Having the chance to perform in Berlin was unique. I felt I was performing in front of a well-educated audience. It was inspiring to see what other artists had in mind and to witness their creative choices.

Corneliu Ganea

I definitely enjoyed it and found it surprising, fresh, original. In some moments it was very funny and in some others I could reflect or feel near to what the artists were expressing with a lot of intensity.

Lara Tovazi

Fabulous show! I am still giggling every time I think of the ladies from “Pink” nakedly sledging over the wet stage floor and shooting with a music-playing toy gun, totally surreal…!

Lea Kott

Très belle soirée de danse! M´a vraiment surpris la diversité de propositions. BRAVO ! KEEP GOING LIKE THIS !

Audience Member

Ich bin totbegeistert, gelangweilt und habe Hunger! Hoffe, nie wieder hier her zu müssen.

Audience Member

Tolles Format. Hohe Qualität. Hat viel Spaß gemacht. Danke.

Hanna Koller

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The Call for Applications is coming soon!

Get ready, movers and shakers! Applications for LUCKY TRIMMER #30 will be online soon. Mark your calendars: April 24–25, 2025 → Gallus Theater Frankfurt. Ten minutes. No limits.

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Teamwork is what makes LUCKY TRIMMER work and we couldn’t do it without the help of people like you.

Do you want to help LUCKY TRIMMER to provide artists with the means and the stage for bringing their art to a larger audience? We appreciate every donation we get! Become a part of our LUCKY community and help the dance and performance scene thrive!