Pussy Riot \'Riot Days\'

Luke Moss and The Eyelids

Presented by: Oberons Island Events

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0	FALMOUTH: Rugby Club
P	Sunday 26th November, 2017
N	6:30pm

Event information

One of the most important voices of the past 10 years, the Russian protest art-collective’s lyrical themes include feminism, LGBT rights and opposition to Vladimir Putin, whom the group consider to be a dictator.

With fevered monologues underpinned by real footage and frenetic noise-punk, Riot Days goes back to 2012 as Alyokhina and Pussy Riot ascend the altar of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour for a guerilla performance protesting the Orthodox Church’s support for Putin during his election campaign. Alyokhina then takes us with her as she’s bundled into the back of an autozak – a Russian acronym meaning “automobile for the incarcerated” – recounting strip searches and solitary confinement during her stint in a Siberian penal colony. It’s disturbing but defiant, courageous and energising – a testament to the power of resistance and activism. The performance is all based on Alyokhina’s new book, also called Riot Days , which revisits the events leading up to her incarceration. Together with a host of collaborators, she’s transformed the book into this unique piece of performance art for fractious times – exploring resistance and protest around the world.

They will be supported by funky, punky solo-artist Luke Moss and all-female psychobilly band The Eyelids, both from Falmouth. There will be street-food to purchase on the night, outside the venue.

6pm Venue opens
7pm Luke Moss
8pm The Eyelids
9pm Pussy Riot \'Riot Days\'

Supported by the Tsukanov Family Foundation.