OFF Programme
The Bravo! festival's OFF program offers a wide range of wonderful performances for children and young people! The program has been compiled from performances by member theaters of ASSITEJ Finland, an organization for performing arts aimed at children and young people, which will be shown in the Helsinki Metropolitan area during the festival. The program will be finalized in January-February 2026.
You are warmly welcome to the performances! We will also be celebrating World Children's Theater Day, which is celebrated annually on March 20.
Dance Theatre Raatikko: The True Prince
Sat, March 14, at 2 p.m.
Pea panic!
A delightfully funny interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. The princess is looking for a friend and tests potential candidates in crazy ways. In the end, the story reminds us that there is no such thing as a perfect friend – but you can have many friends.
Performers: Riina Harju, Elias Niskanen, Miro Puranen, and Jussi Väänänen
Choreography and sound design: Kinga László and Jaakko Toivonen
Premiere February 21, 2026
Duration 45 min
Recommended age three years and older
Tickets €16.50,Dance Theater Raatikko ticketsandLippu.fi
Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth: Tea at Six O'Clock
Sat, March 14, at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
The teapot is hot, the dishes tumbled, and the teacups are ready. And everything is stacked on top of each other! Tea time is about to begin, and everyone is eagerly awaiting the next pour. This is tea time, where anything is possible.
Teetä kello kuusi (Tea at six o’clock) is a playful dance piece about a stuck tea party. Imagine that the clock always strikes six, and tea time starts over and over again. The performance features physical and acrobatic choreography that challenges gravity. Objects and people tumble, flow, and fly around the space. The dignified tea party becomes more fun and boisterous every moment as the tea drinkers and the dishes rearrange themselves again and again.
Kinetic Orchestra's wordless contemporary dance performance combines absurd tea parties with acrobatic movement. A long tea table and strange invitations give young audiences the opportunity to marvel at the amazing abilities of the human body and the cheerful flexibility of adult norms.
Direction and choreography:Sanni Giordani, Oskari Turpeinen
Performers: Minna Kaaronen, Viktoria Radin, Oskari Turpeinen
Lighting and set design:Julia Jäntti
Sound design:Josu Mämmi
Costume design:Maria Sirén
Audience engagement planning:Paule Aladin
The premiere of the work was at the Hurjaruuth stage on September 18, 2025.
The tea party begins in the Hurjaruuth lobby before the performances and continues on stage after the performances on March 14! Welcome to the world of whimsical tea parties! Where would you like to place your teacup?