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SUMMARY:Political Girl: Reading with Maria Alyokhina and Eric J.
  Breitenbach
DTSTART:20260417T170000Z
DTEND:20260417T190000Z
CATEGORIES:Performance\,Repression
DESCRIPTION:Maria Alyokhina\, a member of Pussy Riot\, and Eric J.
  Breitenbach are coming to HfG Karlsruhe for a reading of Political
  Girl—Life and Fate in Putin’s Russia.*\n\nIn her recent book\, Maria
  reflects on the years 2014–2022 in Russia — the period between her
  release from prison and escape from the country after the outbreak of the
  war in Ukraine — about love and friendship\, resistance and
  repression\, and about life under increasing political pressure.\n\nMaria
  has become an important voice in global protest culture. With their Punk
  Prayer in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in 2012\, Maria and
  her fellow activists warned of the dangers of Russian authoritarianism.
  They paid for this courageous act of non-violent protest with
  imprisonment. When Russia’s war against Ukraine began\, Maria and her
  friends continued to protest. Facing another prison sentence\, she fled
  Russia in 2022.\n\nEric J. Breitenbach toured with Pussy Riot in 2025. As
  a drummer and multimedia artist\, he accompanies the reading with
  improvised soundscapes composed in real time. By using electronic
  production\, sound design\, and improvised music to create an atmosphere
  that reflects the themes and tone of the book\, Eric transforms the
  reading into an immersive performance that combines literature\, music\,
  and activism.\n\nThe reading will be held in English and will be followed
  by a Q&A session. Entry is free.\n\nOrganised by the Department of Art
  Theory and Mediaphilosophy and Community Toolkit Workshop.\nImage
  credits: Eunsoo Choi and Max Beller\n\n* Berlin Verlag\, German
  translation by Nina Frey & Stephan
  Pauli\n\nhttps://hfg-karlsruhe.de/aktuelles/political-girl-reading-with-m
 aria-alyokhina-and-eric-j-breitenbach/
LOCATION:Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe\, Lorenzstraße 15\, 76135
  Karlsruhe\, 1. OG (Reling)
GEO:49.0020695;8.3836683
ORGANIZER:mailto:Department of Art Theory and Media Philosophy, Community
  Toolkit Workshop
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