PUSSY RIOT is a Russian feminist protest art collective based in Moscow.
Since forming in 2011, this iconic Russian feminist punk rock performance art collective are a powerful force for protest, on themes including feminism, LGBT rights and opposition to Vladimir Putin. In the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine, they find themselves more relevant and vital than ever. We are delighted that Pussy Riot will kick off our season with a 10-day-long residency, including live gigs, workshops and broadcasts
Riot Days show is produced by Alexander Cheparukhin and directed by Yury Muravitsky – one of the leading Russian theatre directors, now the artistic director of legendary Taganka Theatre in Moscow. The show is an innovative combination of live music, theatre and video. It’s a personal story of Alyokhina as a member of Pussy Riot: actions in Red Square and the Cathedral, arrest, court, prison. The content of the show changes frequently. It adds new episodes and new songs. The prosecution of political prisoners, Russian aggression against Ukraine, all this is reflected in the project.
Riot Days has toured all over the world, it gave more than 200 performances in most of Europe, USA, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. The project has received prestigious international awards, including Herald Angel Award and Total Theatre Award of Edinburgh Festivals.
Members of the Russian radical feminist group 'Pussy Riot' sing a song at the so-called Lobnoye Mesto (Forehead Place), long before used for announcing Russian tsars' decrees and occasionally for carrying out public executions, in Red Square in Moscow January 20, 2012. Eight activists, who were later detained by police, staged a performance to protest against the policies conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)
