Dear Friends,
We're reaching out to share a project that matters — and to ask for your support in bringing it to life.HUGS is a dance project with a mission: to create more conscious, caring, and safer* movement spaces — and we need your support to make it happen. Since the #MeToo movement, it has become clear that artistic spaces, including dance, are not immune to abuse. But we can change that.HUGS creates safer, more conscious ways to move and make art together, with care and consent at the center. It's about more than dance — it's about human connection, trust, and what it means to come closer as safely as possible.HUGS is more than a performance – it's a community project that offers free trauma-informed workshops, creates educational resources, and shares tools for safer, more compassionate movement spaces. In times when the cultural scene is facing increasing budget cuts, it's harder than ever to sustain meaningful artistic work.

Thankfully, we have already received support from the Cultural Department of the City of Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Women's Department – but it's far from enough to realize this essential project. To create a real, lasting impact, we need your help. We're raising 10,000 € for two vital areas:

• Community Workshops – including one dedicated to the FLINTA* community
• Documentation & Educational Resources – to make our tools and research accessible to all

In a time of shrinking cultural funding, every contribution matters.

And yes, we've prepared a few thank-you gifts in appreciation of your support.

Your Rewards

 🫱Helping Hand – Up to 50€

→ Printable PDF of the official project poster

 🦸Hero – 50€ to 99.99€

→ All the above + a limited edition HUGS postcard

 🦹Super Hero – 100€ or more

→ All the above + exclusive behind-the-scenes rehearsal access

To help us change the industry and create safer*, more aware practices, follow the link to our GoFundMe campaign:

GoFundMe

Thank you for helping us make space for care, connection, and change through the arts.

Warmly,

The HUGS Team
Marion Plantey, Bibi Bauer, Victoria McConnell, Camila Fiumara, Hannah Dewor

Are you a business or an organization?

We'd love to collaborate – from visibility to co-events and more.
Get in touch via email at [email protected] or at +33652686496 – we're happy to chat!