It's time to get dressed up because Ball Season is upon us. Chris takes his friends Kristen and Siya to the Confectioners' Ball at the Hofburg, where they soak up the unique atmosphere and even dance a waltz. In addition we meet Desirée Treichl-Stürgkh, the woman in charge of the world-famous Vienna State Opera Ball. VIENNA / NOW Become a part of Vienna's way of life. In each episode of this series we focus on one special aspect of life in Austria's capital - and your host Chris Cummins is right on the spot. To be sure not to miss anything subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/Vienna Find all info about Vienna at http://www.vienna.info More about Ball Season in Vienna at https://www.wien.info/en/music-stage-shows/dance/ball-season Watch Kristen & Siya at the Confectioners' Ball https://youtu.be/igEc6QubQh4 //// Featured in this episode in order of appearance: Frack & Co http://www.frack.co.at/ Hofburg http://www.hofburg-wien.at/ Confectioners' Ball http://www.zuckerbaeckerball.com/ Café Tirolerhof Bitzinger https://www.bitzinger-wien.at/ The Guesthouse Vienna http://www.theguesthouse.at/ Vienna State Opera http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/ //// Music Opener: Radical Chique | Tag aus, Nacht ein http://www.radicalchique.net/ Music: Waltz of the flowers (Tchaikovsky) https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music Brandenburg Concerto no 4-1 (Bach) - Kevin MacLeod https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music Habanera (Bizet) https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music Phases | Silent Partner https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music //// Credits: Idea & Concept: SLASH http://www.slash.co.at Director & Script: Stefan Schlager Camera: Matthias Smycka Editing, 2nd Unit, Animation: Thomas Scharf Audio: Overdub, Gregor Rašek Produced by SLASH