Pussy Riot is coming to Kelowna

The Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot is making its debut in Kelowna. 

Pussy Riot, known for its punk rock music and protest performances, will be performing at Kelowna's new music space Revelry on March 4. 

The performance, which is part of the band's U.S. and Canadian Riot Days tour, is advertised as an "activist multimedia experience" for all ages.

The Riot Days showcase is musical play based on the memoir of Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina.

"Riot Days showcases Pussy Riot’s innovative combination of live music, theatre, and video," according to the Revelry website.

The play has gained international acclaim and has received the Herald Angel Award, Lustrum Award and Total Theatre Award of Edinburgh Festivals.

Tickets cost $32.34 before tax for general admission.

More information on the event can be found here.


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Georgina Whitehouse

Storytelling illuminates the world. Georgie is a British reporter, currently living in the
Okanagan. After studying for one year at UBCO, Georgie graduated from the University of
Exeter with a first-class honour’s degree in English with Study in North America. For her, the
Okanagan is an area brimming with possibility and filled with a diverse and lively community.
Through her writing she hopes to shine a light on the people who live here and give voice to
those who’s stories might have been unheard. Culture, art, and community fuel her
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