SECONDO QUARTO DI LUNA

Produced by Balletto Teatro di Torino
By and with Viola Scaglione
Co-directed by Silvia Gribaudi
Movement coach Marta Ciappina
Creative process Doriana Crema
Creative producer Ewa Gleisner

secondo quarto di luna is a crossing. A threshold between what is revealed and what remains in the shadows. Like the waxing phase of the lunar cycle, the show inhabits a borderline zone between light and darkness, where fragility and strength meet and melancholy becomes a driving force for possibility. Conceived and performed by Viola Scaglione, the work stems from a personal and artistic need: to give body and voice to a space that for years has remained in the shadows, avoided, as if frequenting it meant upsetting a fragile balance. A space that now opens up, reclaimed not with arrogance but with delicate determination: like a return to oneself, an act of trust, a declaration of existence. In that inner place, where once there was a fear of disturbing, now there is a desire to be: visible, authentic, present. A vital, political, poetic act: rooting oneself in the present, showing oneself whole even in incompleteness, choosing to simply be, as one is. A choreographic journey that moves between extremes: discipline and freedom, lightness and depth, individuality and contamination. A subtle and powerful game, nourished by the desire to transcend boundaries.
Supporting this exploration is a constellation of female figures chosen for their profound affinity. Silvia Gribaudi, co-director, accompanies the protagonist beyond known limits, transforming even fears into spaces of freedom. Marta Ciappina, movement coach, translates movement into narrative, weaving an intimate and sensitive grammar. Doriana Crema, with her enveloping gaze, holds the fragments of the process together, illuminating connections and meanings. Ewa Gleisner, as creative producer, supports the vision with clarity and care, intertwining structure and sensitivity.
secondo quarto di luna is a work that speaks of maturity, freedom and presence. A dance that does not fear loneliness, but courageously traverses it.

Viola Scaglione
Dancer, choreographer and artistic director. She trained at the Balletto Teatro di Torino, perfecting her skills at High On Dance in Washington D.C. and at the Conservatoire de Boulogne in Paris. As a dancer, she works regularly with the Balletto Teatro di Torino and has collaborated with the Teatro Regio di Torino in opera and ballet productions, as well as gaining international experience with the LA PIEL company in Madrid. In 2015, she took over as artistic director of the Balletto Teatro di Torino, guiding it towards a contemporary identity, open to the fusion of dance, performance and experimental musical theatre, collaborating with nationally and internationally renowned choreographers. She coordinates international projects at the Lavanderia a Vapore – Centro di Residenza per la Danza. She is artistic consultant for the “BEinSIDE Acqui in Palcoscenico” festival and, since 2024, artistic supervisor for the “Tensioni Temporanee” festival organised by the Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo in Novi Ligure. She combines artistic vision and managerial skills, promoting inclusion and dialogue between dance and the local area.

Silvia Gribaudi
Silvia Gribaudi is an Italian choreographer working in the performing arts. Since 2004, she has focused her work on the social impact of the body and the relationship between audience and performer, through artistic research into choreographic language, dance and humour. With a specific focus on the human and relational level, she develops her work through dialogue and poetic encounters with the artists she collaborates with, communities and audiences, who become an integral part of each performance.