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Grapevine Events: Drag Comedy, Street Food, Indigenous Dance
IT IS. THE FREAKIN. WEEKEND. And a lot of folks have packed off to LungA Festival on the Costa del Seyðó. But if you happen to be chilling in Reykjavík and looking for some fun things to do — we got you.…
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Girl, Put Your Lipstick On
ApocalypsticK celebrates three years of grungy glamour Not all doomsday preppers live in shacks in the woods with stockpiles of canned goods and ammunition. Some of them live on the stage, under the bright lights, smeared in black paint with their titties…
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Meet A Pioneer of Reykjavík’s Flourishing Drag Scene
With a reputation for pushing boundaries and breaking down barriers, Gógó Starr has played a pivotal role in the flourishing drag scene in Iceland. In fact, she is credited as one of the scene’s pioneers, organizing shows that paved the way for…
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‘No Makeup’: Exploring Characters On And Off Stage
“People and system restrictions,” says film director Monika Konarzewska about her main sources of inspiration. Straddling the line between documentary and performance, her debut film ‘No Makeup’ takes a close look at queer life in Iceland through the eyes of expat drag…
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Deff Becomes Her: A Shemanic Trance Falls Over Pride
Deff is a powerful presence in the Reykjavík drag scene. The alter-ego of Neville J. Ingley, Deff delivers energetic, fast and physical performances; at a recent drag marathon headlined by iconic US queen Detox, they were a bewitching whirl of colour that…
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Fancies: Deff Starr
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Deff Starr, or Neville J. Ingley (29), who is a local drag artist. He will soon be leaving Iceland, but you can catch his goodbye show,…
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PHOTOS: Detox, Heklina, Drag-súgur & More Bringing You PRIDE
On August 7th, Reykjavík Pride teamed up with Drag-súgur for a drag extravaganza the likes of which has never been seen before in Reykjavík. International superstars joined local royalty for a show that brought you onstage fierceness, disgust, and above all else, Vaaaaanjiiiiie.…
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Detox Is Coming To Iceland…Officially
Get your chin, lips, biceps, jawline, and more done ’cause drag queen extraordinaire Detox (iCunt) is coming to Iceland to host the pride extravaganza ‘We Like It Like That’. We at the Grapevine are living, dying, gagging, etc. The show will be on August…
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Drag Queen To Be Iceland’s “Lady Of The Mountain” This Year
“The Lady of the Mountain”, the traditional living symbol of Iceland featured every Independence Day, will this year be played by famed drag queen Gógó Starr. Gógó is no stranger to Grapevine, and is arguably one of the country’s most famous drag…
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When You’re Estranged: Reykjavík’s Special Edition Drag Mag
Estranged is a new, mobile magazine project by local photographer Kaspars Bekeris and Matthias Boyer. You might know the work of Kaspars from his exhibition during last summer’s Pride, titled F*CK GENDER. Its intimate portraits of Reykjavík’s drag royalty have remained since…
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Perfect Day: Squats, Death Drops, Gains & Glamour With Deff Starr
Neville J. Ingley is better known as Deff Starr, one of the most prolific queens of Reykjavík’s thriving drag scene. Here’s how he’d spend a perfect day in Reykjavík. For breakfast I usually start my morning with a cigarette and sitting on…
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The Weekend Edit: 5 Things To Do In Reykjavik This Weekend
With the infamous Easter cold spell finally behind us, we are certainly entitled to a lovely sunny weekend. Whether you choose to spend it out and about in the countryside or drinking your weight in Guinness and hitting the town, we’ve compiled a…
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Icelandic Drag Goes International, Sets Sights On RuPaul’s DragCon
Icelandic drag is a phenomenon that continues to go from strength to strength. From just one annual competition at Reykjavík Pride, drag has snowballed into a wildly popular form of entertainment, with packed out events every week. It’s a diverse, experimental, colourful…
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Making Of An Artist: Divas, Comics & RuPaul With Gógó Starr
Gógó Starr, the alter ego of Sigurður Heimir, is the reigning drag queen of Iceland and a founding member of Drag-Súgur, a monthly queer variety show. Gógó is one of Iceland’s top variety entertainers, hosting weekly drag events, and performing all over…
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House Of Strike: The Flying Pink Penis Of Drag
If you didn’t know, Reykjavík is in the middle of some kind of drag renaissance. In fact, it has grown so large that a splinter group has just emerged from the shadow of Drag-Súgur to carve out its own series of regular…
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Darkness And Dread: The Drag Electronica of Mighty Bear
A glittering skull-shaped mask appears from the fog, striding out over the moss, with the rest of his (or her?) visage covered by black fabric. A golden hauberk-like hooded dress covers their torso. This mysterious figure is a different sort of drag…
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Sincere Punk-Drag: Skaði Turns Her Gender Into A Mythological Music Being
“My art has a lot of sexual energy,” says Skaði, the music producer and performer known for her punk-electro drag performances. “I see drag culture as a way to perform as a sexual being, like expressing an orgasm. I let it flow…
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Starr Power: Reykjavík’s Drag Renaissance
Gógó Starr emerges from behind the red velvet curtain with a glowing smile, wearing an exaggeratedly glamorous sequined black dress that sparkles under the stage lights. She steps out in front of us and strikes a pose, throwing her blonde curls from…
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F*CK GENDER: Drag Photography Exhibition Opens At Gaukurinn
“One love,” reads the subtitle of Drag-Súgur’s Tumblr page, which shares intimate portraits taken of and by the eponymous Icelandic drag collective. Such universalising rhetoric seems betrayed by the vibrancy and sheer talent of these unique individuals throwing glitter in the face…
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RuPaul’s Army Of Drag Queens Raids Iceland (And Answers Our Questions)
Get ready to lip sync…for…your…life! Because the most sickening reality show of all time, RuPaul’s Drag Race is coming to Iceland in the form of Battle of the Seasons, a take-no-prisoners travelling circus featuring live performances by the most popular queens in the show’s history. For…