Vienna capital of the rainbow: the video of drag
For two weeks – from 1 to 12 June – Vienna hosts Pride Month and turns into the rainbow capital with a busy schedule of events and demonstrations for LGBT rights and equal opportunities. In anticipation of the great Rainbow Parade party, which on 11 June will travel along the Ringstrasse and will thrill thousands of people as usual, theTourist Board of the Austrian capital publishes the unreleased video “Queens of Vienna” on Youtubewhich portrays three famous Viennese drag queens in their private and on stage.
The three stars of this extraordinary production are Kleinkunstprinzessin Grazia Patricia, Metamorkid and Ryta Tale, three artists who in recent years have given new life to the world of Vienna’s drag queens, organizing numerous events and shows such as “Club Couleur” at Vindobona and “Drag Lab” at Schikaneder. “In Vienna I can be myself,” explained Metamorkid, who was born in Upper Austria. “For me Vienna is open and full of joie de vivre»Added Grazia Patrizia. The video, which lasts about ten minutes, accompanies the three drag queens in their shows and offers behind the scenes and personal interviews.
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What emerges perfectly from their stories Vienna is a city that allows you to be yourself and open to all. The video was shot at the Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere Palace, Burgtheater theater, Gartenbaukino cinema and Ernst Fuchs Museum, which provide the perfect setting for the eccentric performances of Grazia Patricia, Metamorkid and Ryta. To strengthen the tourist offer, the Authority has created an interactive guide for the LGBT + community, available in English and German on the Ivie app with the locations not to be missed. It is a guided walk through the main rainbow places of Vienna: from the Löwenherz bookshop, meeting point of the Türkis Rosa Lila Villa community, to the pompous Café Savoy and Why Not, the first gay club in Vienna. Other stops are historical attractions such as the Albertina or the Belvedere.