House of Independents in Asbury Park presents “A Conversation with Pussy Riot,” Feb. 24.
Members of the controversial Russian punk-rock group, Pussy Riot, will appear at the new Asbury Park nightclub, House of Independents, Feb. 24, in an event titled “A Conversation With Pussy Riot.”
The group made international headlines in 2012, when three of its members were arrested for their roles in an anti-Putin protest in Moscow.
According to a message on House of Independents’ Facebook page, “This will be the final of only 10 U.S. conversations before Pussy Riot heads back to Russia.”
Tickets are $40. For information, visit pussyriot.splashthat.com.
The group defines itself on that site as:
… a Russian feminist punk rock protest group based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it has a variable membership of approximately 11 women ranging in age from about 20 to 33. They stage unauthorized provocative guerrilla performances in unusual public locations, which are edited into music videos and posted on the Internet, as well as reported widely by international media. Their lyrical themes include feminism, LGBT rights, opposition to the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom they regard as a dictator, and links between Putin and the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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