LUCKY TRIMMER Tanzfestival #30 – FRANKFURT PROGRAM
LUCKY TRIMMER Tanzfestival #30 – BERLIN PROGRAM
LUCKY TRIMMER #30 On the Move ! After our first successful year in Frankfurt, LUCKY TRIMMER is back – and this time it’s shaking things up both in Frankfurt and Berlin! Known for pushing boundaries, breaking conventions, and serving up bite-sized, high-energy performances, LUCKY TRIMMER is multiplying and taking over the two cities. The 30th edition will land at Gallus Theater on April 24 & 25 and at DOCK11 on April 30th, May 1st and 2nd.
What’s LUCKY TRIMMER ? LUCKY TRIMMER is more than just a festival, it is a platform for unconventional ideas, bold experiments, and surprising perspectives in contemporary dance. Since 2004, the format, now under the artistic direction of choreographer Raffaele Irace, has presented 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.
Why Frankfurt ? Because once wasn’t enough. After a roaring Frankfurt debut in 2025, LUCKY TRIMMER couldn’t resist coming back for another round at Gallus Theater. The first Frankfurt edition proved that this city has a serious appetite for bold, fast, and fearless performance. So here we are again, bringing a fresh batch of ten-minute explosions, curious audiences, and just the right amount of artistic mischief. Frankfurt welcomed the chaos with open arms, and LUCKY TRIMMER is more than happy to return the favor.
Why Berlin ? Because this is where it all began. Born in Berlin in 2004, LUCKY TRIMMER grew up in the city’s restless dance scene, shaped by its underground energy, its experimental spirit, and its refusal to play by the rules. After a few years away, the festival takes over DOCK11. Coming back to Berlin feels less like a comeback and more like a homecoming, reconnecting with the place where the LUCKY gene first took shape.
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
FRANKFURT edition // Claudio Scalia, Ismaele Buonvenga & Marco Di Dato (IT), Lior Lazarof, Roni Faigler & Maya Kahanov (IL) Milena Ugren Koulas & Stylish Junkies Collective, Apollonas Anastasiades & Christopher Mills (CY), Ana Prevoznik, Giorgia Sassone, Giulia Pagliarini, Leon Stern & Anastasiia Pilo (GER), Felix Chang (GER), Anisa Carolina Johnson (USA), Rosalie Wanka (GER)
BERLIN edition // Miila Kaarina (NL), Lior Lazarof, Roni Faigler & Maya Kahanov (IL), Zach Enquist, Riley O’Flynn (SWE), Márta Ladjánszki, Zsolt Varga (HU), Felix Chang (GER), Claudio Scalia, Ismaele Buonvenga & Marco Di Dato (IT), Caterina Mochi Sismondi, Elisa Mutto & Michelangelo Merlanti (IT)
LUCKY TRIMMER Team // Raffaele Irace, Valeria Palma, Davide Degano, Amy Stafford, Linda Vahldieck, Lars Aulerich, Franziska Klimas, Carla Wolff, Maciej Rusinek.
A project by FREIGETANZT e.V.
A co-production between FREIGETANZT e.V. Frankfurt and DOCK ART Berlin
With the kind support of the Cultural Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main
In cooperation with Gallus Theater Frankfurt and DOCK11 Berlin