This AB Dance Company production is for the whole family! It shows how the friendship between Risto Räppääjä and Nelli Nuudelipää all started. The central theme of the story is friendship and how significant it is to feel accepted and important.

This performance, choreographed by Marjaterttu Willman, directed by Tiina and Sinikka Nopola, and based on the play Risto Räppääjä ja Nuudelipää is full of dance, mime and music!

Crew

DANCE DRAMATISATION Tiina Nopola − Sinikka Nopola, based on the play Risto Räppääjä ja Nuudelipää | DANCE ADAPTATION, CHOREOGRAPHY AND DIRECTION Marjaterttu Willman | DANCERS Côme Calmelet-Pyykkö, Arttu Halmetoja, Suvi Nieminen and Elina Raiskinmäki | SOUND DESIGN AND MUSIC Janne Masalin | COMPOSING OF THE THEME SONG Iiro Rantala | VISUAL DESIGN AND PROJECTION Jouka Valkama | LIGHT DESING AND SCENOGRAPHY Magnús Sigurðarson | COSTUME DESIGN Kaarina Kopola | PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN Jussi Virkkumaa | PRODUCTION AB Dance Company and Ballet Finland | PERFORMANCE RIGHTS MONITORING Nordic Drama Corner Oy

This production has been adapted to the stage by Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola, which was based on their book Risto Räppääjä ja Nuudelipää. The songs in the play have been composed by Iiro Rantala. Based on the stage play, the dance adaptation was executed by Marjaterttu Willman. The performance rights of the production is monitored by Nordic Drama Corner Oy.

Premier: 27 Feb 2025 | AB Dance Company, Turku

Lenght: Around 55 min

Suitable for the whole family. (The performance includes one scene with a moment of total darkness.)

Performances

Thu 16.10.2025 klo 18

Fri 17.10.2025 klo 18

Sat 18.10.2025 klo 14

Wed 29.10.2025 klo 18

Thu 30.10.2025 klo 18

Fri 31.10.2025 klo 18

Sat 1.11.2025 klo 14

Wed 5.11.2025 klo 18

Thu 6.11.2025 klo 18

Fri 7.11.2025 klo 18

Sat 8.11.2025 klo 14

Tickets

15 € person all ticket types

50 € 4 tickets, family package