Abstract

Toronto, 1978: The Clichettes start as a joke. Around the time four independent choreographers (Elizabeth Chitty, Louise Garfield, Janice Hladki and Johanna Householder) began working on simulating the moves and emotional attitude of rock and roll, the late David Buchan invited them to perform as part of the “Fruit Cocktails” lip sync review at the 5th Network/ Cinquième Réseau Video Conference. Rising to the occasion, they turned the repressed hystrionics of Lesley Gore’s 60s hit, “You Don’t Own Me”, into a rampage of sexual anger. The house came down.

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