In 2008, when lad mags were in their hay day, cabaret meant tit tassels and female stripping and porn was being main-streamed right into our cultural veins, Scary Little Girls bravely took a pro sex anti porn show to Edinburgh. They claimed that 'it's an empirical fact that feminists have the best sex' and used throbbing, electro-pop and gleeful, musical romps to lay out why - and how porn ruins this.
Now in 2022, still putting the “camp” squarely into “campaigning”, our heroines Rebecca Mordan and Christina Li are going to use games, comedy, songs and hand-stamps to look at how we are faring since in these days of hyper-social media and Pornhub. Expect make-your-own-membership cards, vulva cupcakes and Patriarchy Bingo in this fast paced, fact facing, feel good feminist fling – and there will be dancing in our revolution!
What is the Mayven?
“Even though the festival features women, it certainly isn’t exclusive to them “ explains Rebecca Mordan, artistic director of Scary Little Girls. “We want everyone to get involved as the artists in our Radical Rep use wit and wisdom to pay special honour to the Mayven and Cornish creativity”
“A Mayven is, when independent of guardians and fee of dependants, a woman is at her most magnetic, sexy and powerful. How long does it last? Until the woman herself is ready to enter old age. We believe it’s time to celebrate it!”
Find out more about the Winter Mayven Festival