16 July 2016
Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Wales UK
PressRelease_Wales
LUCKY TRIMMER, the beloved Berlin festival for short pieces, is coming to Wales! By gathering seven of its most cheered and whooped artists and their “cream of the crop” 10 minute performances, the unique program LUCKY TRIMMER DOES WALES! promises breathtaking diversity with its unconventional approach – this time featuring a special selection of international bite-sized treats seasoned with a light pinch of entertainment and a generous dose of challenging artistic awesomeness
Featuring
Dagmar Dachauer
Wie soll ich das erklären
A solo re-incarnation of a Strauss waltz
Choreography // Dagmar Dachauer
Performance // Dagmar Dachauer
Music // Johann Strauss
Support // UMFUG and Plesni Teater Ljubljana, kulturRaum Klagenfurt, Tanzetage Klagenfurt, Summer Studios Brussels, Mediteranski plesni centar Svetvinčenat, Mediterranean Dance Centre (San Vincenti, Croatia)
Photo Credit // Lena Meyer
Francesca Foscarini
Grandmother
A body letting go of the past, the urgency of being present in the here and now, never knowing what will happen next, moved by the rhythm of breath, memories, and light conquering darkness
Choreography // Francesca Foscarini
Performance // Francesca Foscarini
Music // Damien Rice
Support // Organization and residency Arti e Spettacolo L’Aquila, Teatro Nobelperlapace di San Demetrio (AQ), Associazione Culturale VAN
Photo Credit // Lena Meyer
Yukihiro Taguchi
Moment – Performatives Spazieren
Video installation in which planks of wood are set in motion / stop-motion with 2500 photos
Videographer // Yukihiro Taguchi
Music // Oliver Frick (played by the ensemble cross.art)
Lucia Marote
El Pie (The Foot)
What remains when there’s nothing left?
Choreography // Lucia Marote
Performance // Lucia Marote
Music // Nina Simone
Support // Espacio en Blanco, Madrid
Outside Eye // Pep Español
Photo Credit // Vreni Arbes
B.Dance Company
Floating Flowers
Every ups and downs in life are part of a self-searching process.
Choreography // Po-Cheng Tsai
Performance // Yi-Ting Tsai, Guang-Xuan Chen
Music // Zoe Keating
Costumes // Po-Cheng Tsai
Support // 台灣—國家文化藝術基金會 / National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan
Photo Credit // Lena Meyer
Samuel Lefeuvre
monoLOG
A modern oracle scanning the audience for an unknown force that will ultimately consume him
Choreography // Samuel Lefeuvre
Performance // Samuel Lefeuvre
Music // Samuel Lefeuvre
Photo Credit // Lena Meyer
Caroline Finn
Bernadette
We love the tart part of it! Apple pie making at its best: A charming, although obsessive-compulsive character, Bernadette is faced with a mundane task which spirals into a touchingly futile struggle against chaos
Choreography // Caroline Finn
Performance // Caroline Finn
Music // Nouvelle Vague, Kodo
Costumes // Caroline Finn
Photo Credit // Vreni Arbes