Take your space
Stage presence, charisma & performance for drag artists, DJs & FLINTA* artists
With drag artist Crystal O
Presence is not something you either have or don't have. It is something you can train.
Crystal O brings drag, performance, theatre, body work and charisma coaching together into one practical training: from the first entrance to eye contact with the audience to handling the moments nobody planned for. It is not about a particular role and not about looking âprofessionalâ, but about your own form of presence.
Take your space. Own your presence.
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What you'll learn
Presence: getting attention without getting louder
Gaze: how eye contact and deliberate attention change your effect
Intention: building a clear inner stance and carrying it outward
Responsiveness: handling mistakes and surprises without losing your presence
Performance: turning your presence into your own, authentic form of expression
By the end of the course
A feel for how presence, gaze and intention work, and how to use them right away
More trust in staying present when something does not go to plan
YOUR 60 SECONDS: your own mini performance, be it a DJ intro, drag entrance, lip sync, spoken word, dance or pure presence
Feedback along one clear method: I saw, I felt, I wanted more of
Who this course is for
For drag artists, DJs and FLINTA* artists who want to strengthen their presence and try out new forms of expression, whatever their experience, genre or style. You don't need a finished performance, curiosity is enough. Strength does not have to look loud: it can be quiet, glamorous, absurd, political, playful, radical, elegant or chaotic.
What to bring
Clothes you can move freely in. And ideas, including half-finished ones.
A safe frame
The workshop makes room for trying things out, without pressure. Feedback stays with observable behaviour and its effect, not with you as a person. You decide how far you go in the exercises; physical closeness and personal disclosure are never required. Performance here is a playground, not a test of what is ârightâ or âprofessionalâ.
Practical details
Date
Friday, 9 October 2026
5 pm to 8 pm
Price
75 euros
The course takes place at MEAT Studio in Vienna, in a small group. Three hours are set aside, two and a half of them course time. Write to us and we'll hold a place for you.
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Crystal O
From the glittering underground scene of New York to the heart of Vienna's flourishing queer rave culture, Crystal O has established herself as one of Europe's most exciting drag DJs, performers and nightlife personalities. She grew up in a small town in Luxembourg, and her path to becoming a queer artist was anything but straight. She found her strength in community, in rooms that offered safety and belonging. Those are exactly the dance floors she builds today, places where others can celebrate their true selves. Her shows are drag, theatre, music and a stage presence that fills a room instantly. Together with her husband Joey she founded the collective Herzfrequenz. Her motto: Unique. Bold. Obscene.
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