‘Nanta’ sets milestone with 10 million ticket sales

“Nanta,” a nonverbal performance produced by Song Seung-hwan, has been seen by over 10 million people around the world, the show’s production company said.

The show, which premiered in 1997, is Korea’s first performance to hit the mark. The milestone was set on Dec. 29 and the ticket sale tally stood at 10,085,010 as of Dec. 31, PMC Production said.

Based on events in the kitchen of a Korean restaurant, “Nanta” is mainly carried by percussive rhythms created by cooks drumming and banging knives, pans, chopping boards and other utensils.

The show runs in Myeong-dong and Chungmuro in Seoul and in other cities.

By Lee Sun-young (milaya@heraldcorp.com)