nakupelle (a Finnish word meaning “naked fool”) is a Finnish / American duo based in Europe. Joe & Minna Dieffenbacher formed the company in 1992 to create original work based on popular theatre forms – circus, slapstick, mime, mask and puppetry. Our desire is to create theatre that is universal, comic and poetic. To create worlds where even the most serious audience loosens up, laughing like children or staring in wonder.