– Personally, to me it is just about getting to be exactly as you wanna be. You have to ask them.ĭrag queens and drag show – aren’t these things sexual in nature – expressing sexuality? Would you agree this is a way that these people express their sexuality, by dressing up as women and wearing makeup? It simply felt as something we wanted to bring to Åland also. Most of them work as actors and have pedagogical experience.
– We like the concept! Since it has been very popular and these are professional actors. What about it made the Nordic Institute decide this is something good to bring to Mariehamn? They’ve been doing it for some years in Sweden and continue to tour after fall. He has gathered the finest drag performers of Sweden and they tour around and read norm creative stories for children. – This is a concept that Petter Wallenberg has built, called ”Among dragons and drag queens”. Why do these men who come to read stories wear women’s clothing instead of maybe a suit? – It will partly be culture for children and youth, but we are also working a lot on including them in creating culture. What do you aim to teach or offer children and youth? – We’re going to focus very much on children and youth, it is one of our pervading strategies. Why are you now targeting young children? – We’ve hosted the essay competition for high school seniors, which is now hosted by others. We have worked extensively with literature before, but maybe not literature for children. – Not during my time here, but I can’t say how things were before I began my work here. Has the Nordic Institute previously arranged any book reading for children?
Tickets are free for children who participate. She tells Ålands Nyheter that the council and the city of Mariehamn are footing the bill together. Helena von Schoultz, from the Nordic Institute, is responsible for bringing the events to Mariehamn.
What the performers themselves call ”story time” includes political campaigning and efforts to influence kindergarten children to transsexualism. They call their show ”Among dragons and drag queens” and tickets sold out almost immediately. Public funds are being used by the city of Mariehamn and the Nordic Council of Ministers to pay for Swedish transvestites to perform for children as young as three years old.ĭrag performers Robert Fux, 40, and Henrik Johansson, 44, will host four performances aimed at children 3-4 years old and 5-7 years old, at the Mariehamn city library this weekend.