Despite that, it really wasn’t what I expected. Going into the show, which combined elements of drag culture with a symphony orchestra, I had no idea what to expect. The show included an eclectic selection of musical numbers ranging from romantic classics to current pop hits like Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk.” In both season eight and All Stars season three, Thor sought a way to bring together her love of classical music and drag performance together, leading to the creation of her separate theatrical show.įor fans of classical music, the show, appropriately named “Thorgy and the Thorcestra,” offered something very different from most PSO performances in Heinz Hall.
Thor previously gained worldwide fame through two appearances on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
premiere in Pittsburgh alongside the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on June 27. Thor and her “Thorcestra” made their U.S. While the symphony played behind her, Thor put brush to canvas and painted what she heard. Thorgy Thor, a Brooklyn-based drag queen, doesn’t have synesthesia, but she did incorporate a pseudo-experiment based around it as part of her Pittsburgh show.
Synesthesia is a neurological trait that causes people to experience one stimulus in multiple ways - for example, someone sees specific colors upon hearing a specific sound.
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