Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot brings their activism to Vancouver

Pussy Riot, in a promotional photo for the 2013 documentary A Punk Prayer.

Pussy Riot, in a promotional photo for the 2013 documentary A Punk Prayer.

Are you angry? Frustrated? Do you feel like things are spinning out of control? Are you eager to know what it’s like to live in a totalitarian regime?

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Pussy Riot.

Members of the controversial Russian punk rock band are coming to Vancouver. But the group’s Maria Alyokhina (Masha) and Alexandra Bogino (Sasha) won’t be playing music. Instead, they’ll appear onstage at the Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings St.) on Nov 21 to discuss politics, art, feminism, LGBTQ issues, prisoner’s rights, and, presumably, living under an authoritarian regime. Of course, any resemblance to life in North America will be completely coincidental.

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Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot brings their activism to Vancouver