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The internet phenomenon mukbang, originating in South Korea and achieving worldwide popularity, shows the video hosts eating large quantities of food while broadcasting and interacting with an online audience on both an intimate and a spectacular level. Chewing, swallowing, silence and commentary unfold in endless loops of consuming hyper-stylized foods. Inspired and intrigued by mukbangs, 4 FLOORS OF WHORES creates their next theatre work [new nordic] MUKBÄNG, for the hungry and lonely hearts based around devouring, ingesting and eating while only getting hungrier.

In addition to drawing inspiration from the internet phenomenon, [new nordic] MUKBÄNG also draws parallels to the Greek myth of Erysichthon, who, afflicted with insatiable hunger as punishment for his greed, ends up eating himself. Another mythological inspiration is the monster Yeongno, present in Korean folk lore and masked dance drama, who in order to return to heaven must eat exactly 100 rich people, always falling one short of succeeding. The artistic material is developed through several working periods of research and rehearsal across four Nordic countries. Through a work in progress showing, at Dansefestival Barents following a residency at Davvi - Senter for scenekunst, the working process is shared with the public while the artistic language evolves in dialogue with local contexts. Sort/Hvid Theatre in Copenhagen (DK) is the main producer of the project, and the performance will premiere there in autumn of 2027.

[new nordic] MUKBÄNG is created by the Finnish performance collective 4 FLOORS OF WHORES in collaboration with an international working group consisting of director Lara Tacke, lighting designer Katinka Ebbe and musician In Atlas.

4 FLOORS OF WHORES is a theater collective from Helsinki, consisting of actors and artists Astrid Stenberg, Emilia Jansson, Herman Nyby and sound designer Riku-Pekka Kellokoski. The group's aesthetic and working methods lie at the intersection (specifically the street corner) of physical theater, contemporary choreography, sound art and performance art. In their works sprinkled with sensuality, compassion, humour and obscenity, the group sees the theatre as a potential space for healing and integrating, for epic pondering and carnal knowledge.

Residency supported by Svenska Kulturfonden and Davvi – Centre for Performing Arts