Clichettes

The Clichettes were an all-women feminist performance art group formed in Toronto, Canada in 1977. They were known for their feminist performance art. The three performers initially worked using lip sync and choreography as their tools to satirize pop culture depictions of femininity and later expanded their practice by including elements from science fiction and theatre in their performances. The group had three choreographers: Johanna Householder, Janice Hladki and Louise Garfield. The Clichettes formed in Toronto and were active in North America from the mid 1970s through 1990s. Their subversive practice was typified by an exaggeration of the hallmarks of contemporaneous female performing groups as well as camp references to drag-performance and science fiction. The depiction of women in mass media was a primary subject of critique and parody in their performances.