Suspended Chorus Silvia Gribaudi
Irish Premiere
Italy
In the solo Suspended Chorus, choreographer and performer Silvia Gribaudi takes to the stage all by herself. But she is not alone.
Tue 12—Wed 13 May 2026
About
Aware of the shared space between performer and audience, and driven by a desire for togetherness, Gribaudi invites the spectators to become an integral part of the work – a suspended, shifting chorus.
Inspired by female dance pioneers like Isadora Duncan, Pina Bausch and Anna Pavlova, Gribaudi asks simple, urgent questions: What moves us? What cages us? Who decides what a dancing body should look like?
With humour, vulnerability and fierce curiosity, she offers her own 50+ body as the starting point – revealing its limits and discovering joy in its potential. Suspended Chorus tears down modern codes of beauty, celebrates the fragility of our mortal bodies, and revels in the power of the collective. After all, we move best when we move together.
Advisories
One scene includes low frequency flashing lights for approximately one minute.
Credits
- Concept, Direction & Choreography Silvia Gribaudi
- Performer Silvia Gribaudi
- Co-direction & Video Matteo Maffesanti
- Assistant Choreographer Andrea Rampazzo
- Music Matteo Franceschini
- Light Design Luca Serafini
- Styling Ettore Lombardi
- Dramaturgical Consultant Annette Van Zwoll
- Artistic Consultants Camilla Guarino, Giuseppe Comuniello
- Technical Advice Leonardo Benetollo
- Creative Producer Mauro Danesi
- Production Associazione Culturale Zebra (IT)
Co-produced by Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale (IT), La Corte Ospitale/Regione Emilia Romagna (IT), Rum för Dans (SE), Le Gymnase CDCN - Roubaix (FR), What You See Festival (NL) with the collaboration and the support of Operaestate Festival Veneto (IT) with the support of MiC – Ministero Italiano della Cultura.
Photo Gallery
"Her one-woman show Suspended Chorus sparks joy, but underneath it all, we question the social clichés imposed on the body and the needs of others."
Il Manifesto
"She combines dance and humour like few others, taking down many clichés about beauty standards along the way."
Let's Motiv
"Once the jokes are over, however, 'Suspended Chorus' invites reflection and, as with all works with an edge, it does so by relying on simplicity."
Il Giornale di Vicenza
With the support of the Italian Institute of Culture
