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Je ne sais quoi is a stage work created for fourteen dancers of Turku Youth Company.

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The title of the piece comes from a French expression used to describe a certain quality or attribute that cannot be precisely defined or named. Je ne sais quoi establishes the thematic field of the work, operating associatively across different temporalities, everyday life, and something ineffable.

 

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Premier 16 December 2025, Barker theatre, Turku 

Duration 35 min

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Choreography, dramaturgy, direction: Tuija Lappalainen

Performers: 

Ellen Toivonen, Isabella Thorn, Nora Järveläinen, Sofia Koivisto, Veera Manninen, Nea Mustonen, Nelli Pylväs, Hertta Oksanen, Saaga Virtanen, Laura Silvennoinen, Emma Vairio, Salla Anttonen, Ria Päivölä, Thea Pitkänen

Sound & visual design : Tuija Lappalainen

Music Tiikka Drama

Production: Turku Youth Company, Barker-theatre, KDC dance studio

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