Dinner for 8
Dinner for 8
An immersive performance about intoxication, ritual and loss of control
On 22 November 2025, Joseph Sakoilsky and Kata Oelschlägel will present their latest performance, ‘Dinner for 8: The Bacchic Revival,’ a sensually exuberant, almost cathartic spectacle centred on excess, devotion and celebration. The focus is on a communal feast: a ritual moment of sharing, abundance and togetherness. But what begins as a harmonious celebration increasingly loses its balance. The boundaries between generosity and gluttony, joy and chaos, heaven and hell become blurred. Time accelerates, the rhythm shifts – until all participants themselves become part of the unleashed chaos. Inspired by the ecstatic Bacchanalian feasts of antiquity, religious banquets and the allegory of the long spoons, ‘Dinner for 8’ asks radical questions: Do we consume – or are we consumed? What happens when we indulge in excess?
Joseph Sakoilsky (*1992 in Camden Town, London) lives and works in Vienna. He combines painting, sculpture and performance to create an expression of chaos, control and black humor. Kata Oelschlägel (*1992 in Vienna) studies TransArts at the University of Applied Arts. Her works move between performance, video and installation with a focus on the body, ritual and transformation.
Afterwards, the nitsch museum invites you to bread and wine.
Registration required due to limited number of participants. Current status: Fully booked Please contact us for the waiting list: anmeldung@nitschmuseum.at