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.)
Lavish Bat (AKA Se Ye) & reeraw at Sheroes #10: Grace Jones. Photo: Tony Halmos.
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| 5 notes | tags:Lavish Bat (AKA Se Ye) & reeraw at Sheroes #10: Grace Jones. Photo: Tony Halmos.
| 5 notes | tags:If you live in Toronto, pick up Offerings Magazine for their Q&A w/Sheroes salonnière reeraw. Many thanks to Kristel Jax for the insightful dialogue.
(They asked that we make the below mixtape for ‘em, based on a particular discussion in the interview regarding “unrepentantly fucked up” lady anti-heroes.)
Related: [mixtape] Mythic Woman Power Chorus Mixtape
| tags:reeraw at Sheroes #9: Dolly Parton in salonnière mode. Styled lovingly by Porcelaine Desire. Slippery wig by John Taccone & his Navigate team (in particular, Joanna DelOsso & Anthony Taccone). Multi-coloured Dolly eye shadow by Miss Janet Vu. Photos: Tony Halmos.
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Emcee extraordinaire Silk Degrees keeps the League of Legendary Ladies Dolly-oke jumping at Sheroes #9. Event GIFs by Lorna Mills.
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Sheroes salonnière reeraw holding down the League of Legendary Ladies DIY Dolly-oke sounds. Event GIF by Lorna Mills.
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Sheroes salonnière reeraw with Dollywood swag thanks to our Sheroes Stan, Brad Horvath. (Who, as you can see, truly represents the Backwoods Barbie IRL). Event GIFs by Lorna Mills.
| 1 note | tags:Herstory done right. The Mythic Woman Power Chorus Mixtape for Offerings Magazine.
1. reeraw x the matriarch x the witch - “feeling the stutter”
2. mama backbone - “heed the warning”
3. first lady of the canyon x mama backbone - “dreamland”
4. reeraw x noloves x the matriarch - “woman” (jam shed remix)
5. may day - “operattack”/”slave to the rhythm”
6. reeraw x david balzer x analog girl in a digital world x first lady of the canyon x the material girl - “for the deb”
7. kid a x reeraw x the grande dame - “as tears go by” (sheroes remix)
8. backwoods barbie - “i’ve lived my life”
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