PUSSY RIOT: RIOT DAYS

Featuring: Maria Alekhina, Taso Pletner and Alina Petrova

Described by the international press as:

• “New primal revolutionary electronic punk opera…”

• “Powerful and exhilarating… poetic, razor-sharp and disarmingly witty…”

• “Far from being a conventional gig, it is instead a hard-hitting, punk spirited and encapsulating piece of art theatre…”

• “Stunning audio-visual experience…”

• “The best punk rock show…”

Riot Days showcases Pussy Riot’s innovative combination of live music, theatre, and video.

The first Riot Days international tour commenced in the USA in March 2017. By May 2023, Pussy Riot was honored with the Woody Guthrie Prize and celebrated this achievement with a riveting performance of Riot Days in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Now, a major North America tour beckons.

Riot Days Project:

Maria Alyokhina, along with music producer Alexander Cheparukhin, initiated Riot Days based on Alyokhina’s book. The show chronicles Alyokhina’s experiences with Pussy Riot, from their iconic protests to their court trials and prison sentences. The content evolves, reflecting current events like political prosecutions and the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

With over 400 performances globally, “Riot Days” has garnered prestigious awards like the Herald Angel Award, Total Theatre Award of Edinburgh Festivals, the annual anti-fascist award in Germany, the Woody Guthrie Prize in the USA, and more. Just recently four ladies of Riot Days have got the honorary degrees of the Doctor of Letters of the University of Kent, and celebrated this with an impromptu performance in the historical Canterbury Cathedral.

Maria Alyokhina’s 1.5-year detention and house arrest in 2021-2022, for a single social media post supporting Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, exemplifies the climate. Despite these hurdles, she managed to escape Russia in May 2022, disguised as a food courier. Without her Russian passport, she still successfully crossed borders. This escape allowed “Riot Days” to spread its message globally, particularly in support of Ukraine. Significant part of the projects’ income goes to support Ukrainian Okhmatdyt children’s hospital and foundation.

Press quotes:

New primal revolutionary electronic punk opera (The Sydney Morning Herald)

powerful and exhilarating...

Alyokhina’s collaboration with music producer Alexander Cheparukhin and director Yury Muravitsky was full of fierce, rousing joy, free of scripted cues. ...

poetic, razor-sharp and disarmingly witty...

I left blazing with hope...

Riot Days convinced me that gigs still have the power to move the masses (The Guardian)

swaggering, throbbing gig by Pussy Riot… A ragged mix of performance art, poetry and bone-crunching trash-can tunes (The Times)

Far from being a conventional gig, it is instead a hard-hitting, punk spirited and encapsulating piece of art theatre …

...stunning audio-visual experience

the best punk rock show of 2017

Inventive, passionate, darkly funny in parts, twitching with energy and intelligent defiance and anger and yet full of compassion this is a moral tale for our times delivered with an intense brilliance.

What I experienced was not what I expected and was also unlike any live show I have ever seen. And it was incredible.

THIS EVENT IS ALL AGES

PLEASE NOTE:

No backpacks or other large bags will be permitted at entry. If a bag is necessary, a small fanny pack or clutch is acceptable. All bags subject to search at entry.

All patrons will be subject to wanding with a metal detector at entry. No weapons, including folding pocket knives, will be allowed to enter the venue.

No outside drinks or reusable drink containers will be permitted. This includes Camelbak style backpacks.

No smoking allowed inside venue. We have an open re-entry policy, so you will be permitted to go outside if you would like to smoke during the event.

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