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Grand Jeté

Silvia Gribaudi
Holland Dance Festival
Wed 18 Feb - Fri 20 Feb
Wed 18 Feb 2026
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Fri 20 Feb 2026

After her overwhelming success at the previous Holland Dance Festival, Silvia Gribaudi returns — and what a return it is! In Grand Jeté, she once again delivers her irresistible blend of playfulness, humour, and irony.

Together with the MM Contemporary Dance Company, the Italian ensemble led by Michele Merola, Gribaudi creates a burlesque and liberating celebration of bodies, fashion, and togetherness.

Breaking rules, defying expectations

Taking inspiration from iconic ballet movements like the plié and the Grand Jeté — that light, graceful leap that seems almost technically impossible — Gribaudi turns everything upside down. Stereotypes, etiquette, audience expectations: nothing is left intact. Beneath its light-hearted surface lies a sharp and intelligent performance that reveals how humour and depth can coexist effortlessly. Each variation on that single leap opens up a new perspective on freedom, joy, and the way we view the body.

A catwalk full of character

The dancers appear in elegant black eveningwear: from mini shorts and satin shirts to cowboy boots and stilettos. With rolling hips and sensual poses, they transform the stage into a glamorous catwalk where dance and pop culture meet. Stylized, sexy, and daring.

Prepare to be surprised by this boundary-breaking performance that lets go of convention — and speaks straight to the heart.

Good to know

  • A smoke machine is used in the performance.
  • Flashing lights are present in some scenes.
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Credits

Grand Jeté by Silvia Gribaudi / ZEBRA with MM Contemporary Dance Company:
Filippo Begnozzi, Mario Genovese, Paolo Giovanni Grosso, Aurora Lattanzi, Fabiana Lonardo, Giorgia Raffetto, Alice Ruspaggiari, Diletta Savini, Nicola Stasi, Giuseppe Villarosa

Music Matteo Franceschini
Light design Luca Serafini
Styling Ettore Lombardi
Rehearsal director Enrico Morelli
Dramaturgical consultant Annette Van Zwoll
Artistic collaboration Matteo Maffesanti
Technical advice Leonardo Benetollo
Creative producer Mauro Danesi

Produced by Associazione Culturale Zebra (IT).
Co-produced by MM Contemporary Dance Company (IT), La Biennale de Lyon (FR), Théâtre de la Ville (FR), Rum för Dans (SE), National Theatre Brno within Theatre World Festival Brno (CZ), BPDA - Big Pulse Dance Alliance: Torinodanza Festival (IT), International Dance Festival TANEC PRAHA (CZ), Zodiak - Side Step Festival (FI).
Artistic residency Centro di Residenza Emilia-Romagna (L’Arboreto-Teatro Dimora | La Corte Ospitale) 
with the support of MiC – Ministero della Cultura, Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

Grand Jeté is a co-production of Big Pulse Dance Alliance, supported by the EU programme Creative Europe.

With the support of Istituto Italiano di cultura

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