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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Sheroes #10: Grace Jones guest DJ, Todd-Rod Skimmins. Photo by Tony Halmos. Event GIF by Lorna Mills.

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And now for something completely different… 
Here’s the first single from our new side project called SYNC MODE. 

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The Cross-Dressings of Gendah Bendah

GRACE JONES LATEST INDUCTEE TO THE LEAGUE OF LEGENDARY LADIES

JUNO AWARD-WINNING DUB POET LILLIAN ALLEN & PREMIER VOGUEING HOUSE OF CANADA HOUSE OF MONROE CO-HEADLINE SHEROES #10: GRACE JONES

Thursday, May 24, 2012. 11PM.

The Beaver (1192 Queen Street West)
Contact: Rea McNamara <totallyeffyeahsheroes [at] gmail [dot] com
 
 
Above: A digital animation by Rodell Warner (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) that was commissioned for Sheroes #10.

Joni MitchellChaka KhanTina TurnerMadonnaYoko OnoErykah Badu. Etta James. Marianne Faithfull. Dolly Parton. And now, Grace Jones. 



Sheroes will be presenting their latest event, Sheroes #10: Grace Jones, on Thursday, May 24th at The Beaver (1192 Queen Street West).

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The monthly, limited-run art party series — which brings together on and offline works that playfully and peformatively explore the iconography and fan culture surrounding the League of Legendary Ladies — will be co-headlined by legendary dub poet Lillian Allen and premier vogueing house of CanadaHouse of Monroe

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