La Grinta

La Grinta is a powerful visual performance about human resilience in a time shaped by pressure to perform, succeed, and constantly surpass oneself.

Through interconnected stories, it reveals moments of uncertainty, failure, and quiet perseverance that often lie hidden behind the image of perfection.

Balancing between reality and dream, the piece creates a compelling world where strength is not expressed through heroic gestures, but through the ability to keep moving forward despite doubt.

La Grinta invites audiences to take a compassionate look at themselves, others, and the world that shapes us.

A graduation production by students of Accademia Teatro Dimitri, one of Switzerland’s four theatre universities specializing in physical theatre. The performance was created under the direction of Manuel Ronda with the support of Elena Fokina, two internationally acclaimed artists and choreographers.

Creative team

Direction: Manuel Ronda

Assistant Director: Elena Fokina

Costume and Makeup: Steffi Metzner

Lighting, Sound, and Technical Design: Andrea Ferrari and Jacopo Sidari

Cast: Adriana Bardi, Flurina Birri, Francesco Daglia, Tim Frey, Simon Heigl, Willi Hohnwald, Benjamin Koch, Finn Meyer, Martina Parenti, Laila Ponader