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Welcome to the world of Lucia Mallardi, The SoccerActress (La CalciAttrice) who brings passion, skill, and creativity to the art of acting and  freestyle soccer. Explore her unique journey and talents that blend two diverse worlds into one captivating experience.

Lucia Mallardi, known as The SoccerActress (La CalciAttrice), is an Italian multidisciplinary artist who merges freestyle soccer, theatre, storytelling and dance into a unique and powerful form of performance art.

Her work is autobiographical, physical, and emotionally raw. Lucia uses the soccer ball not only as a symbol of discipline and power but as a living instrument of expression—blending movement, rhythm, and language to explore themes such as gender, identity, resilience, desire and dreams.

A former professional soccer player turned performer, she bridges the worlds of sport and art in ways rarely seen on stage or screen. 

Her solo show, The SoccerActress (The FootballActress in the UK), has been selected for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 by C ARTS / C venues. She performed daily at C-aquila studio, located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, appearing as an emerging international artist. This experience also earned her a nomination for Best Actress from DarkChat.

She has also been selected by the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City, the world’s largest solo show festival, where she performed on October 16, 2025, at the Off-Broadway Theatre Row complex.

She began her one-year Australian tour in January 2026, bringing The SoccerActress to FRINGE WORLD in Perth, at the Old Mill Theatre, and at the Adelaide Fringe at Goodwood Theatre & Studios.

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The tour continues at Qtopia Sydney – Pride Fest 2026, on 4–5 June, at The Substation.

Beyond the theatre, Lucia also creates standalone performances combining freestyle soccer and dance—powerful, poetic, and visually striking acts designed for festivals, concerts, fashion events, and cultural happenings. These performances are available for booking as individual acts or as part of larger artistic collaborations.

Lucia speaks Italian, English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, as well as some French and Greek and is actively seeking international partnerships with artists, musicians, and visionaries who want to challenge norms and tell stories that matter.

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