Sheroes

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Sheroes was a monthly limited-run art party series that brought together on and offline works that playfully and performatively explore the iconography and cultures of fandom surrounding the "League of Legendary Ladies": Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Madonna, Yoko Ono, Erykah Badu, Etta James, Marianne Faithfull, Dolly Parton, Grace Jones, Dusty Springfield & Nina Simone.


Sheroes is presented by salonnière reeraw (Rea McNamara). Based in Toronto, the series curates specially commissioned performances, sounds, installations & visuals.


All Sheroes events are brainstormed and archived online at fuckyeahsheroes.tumblr.com, uniting digital communities with real-time audiences in an ongoing exploration into fan culture and collaborative content creation.


Virtual Season — our culminating presentation of new and past Sheroes on/offline works & performances — is currently gearing into its first international reunion tour. We will be announcing soon tour dates. (If you would like to book a Sheroes event, please contact us.)


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The High Priestess’s Batshit Genius

NINA SIMONE FINAL INDUCTEE TO THE LEAGUE OF LEGENDARY LADIES

MADAME SIMONE’S REINCARNATED AFROCENTRIC EGYPTIAN QUEENDOM TO BE CELEBRATED AT SHEROES #12: NINA SIMONE

Thursday, July 26, 2012. 10:30PM.

The Beaver (1192 Queen Street West)
Contact: Rea McNamara <totallyeffyeahsheroes [at] gmail [dot] com>

Joni MitchellChaka KhanTina TurnerMadonnaYoko OnoErykah BaduEtta JamesMarianne FaithfullDolly PartonGrace Jones. Dusty Springfield. And finally, Miss Nina Simone.

Sheroes will be presenting their FINAL event, Sheroes #12: Nina Simone, on Thursday, July 26th at The Beaver (1192 Queen Street West).

Related: [Sheroes Stan] Meet Our Nina Stan: Chris A. Cummings (AKA Mantler)

The last installment of the monthly, limited-run art party series — which brought together for over a year on and offline works that playfully and performatively explore the iconography and fan culture surrounding the League of Legendary Ladies — will put one last bit of sugar in your bowl with the batshit genius of Madame Simone. (So you better bring those five bottles of champagne, OK? We’re going to need it.)

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reeraw at Sheroes #10: Grace Jones in salonnière mode with Lavish Bat (Se Ye). 

Styled lovingly by Porcelaine Desire. Mas bodice by Brianna McCarthy. Vamp extensions by John Taccone & his Navigate team (in particular, Joanna DeLoso & Anthony Taccone). Make-up by Miss Janet Vu.

Photos by Tony HalmosEvent GIFs by Lorna Mills

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Lillian Allen at Sheroes #10: Grace Jones. Event GIFs by Lorna Mills. Click here to see all 14(!) of ‘em via her G+.

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Silk Degrees (Tony Halmos) & Lavish Bat (Se Ye). Photo by Rea McNamara. Event GIF by Lorna Mills.

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Lavish Bat (AKA Se Yereeraw at Sheroes #10: Grace Jones.  Photo: Tony Halmos.

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Lavish Bat (AKA Se Ye) &amp; reeraw at Sheroes #10: Grace Jones.  Photo: Tony Halmos.

Lavish Bat (AKA Se Yereeraw at Sheroes #10: Grace Jones.  Photo: Tony Halmos.

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