Pussy Riot: The feeling of freedom is not lacking in Russia. We have it in us

POHODA. Trencin. There are three characters on the stage standing on the hood's head. Around the mist rises, the audience shines bright red light, a member of the Pussy Riot plays the saxophone, the other character energetically dances like the punk concert

The group of Russian activists on Friday evening in Pohode tells the story of his imprisonment. the text translated into English was projected on the screen behind them.

The Riot Days were created on the basis of Mary Alyokhnin's book

The Pussy Riot showed visitors their first actions in the public space, why they went to Moscow Cathedral in 2012 and sang a prayer against Vladimir Putin. 19659006] It is difficult to create in autocracy

They followed the images of life in prison, while women were forced to stand naked in their cages . Their performance was a cry for freedom.

Michal Kaščák considered it important to include them in this year's Pohoda program. "It's not easy to make autocratic art," he explained in a discussion in front of the theater: "They are an example of what can happen when politicians abuse power."

Before the Pussy Riot, the founders of the activist group. In 2011, they received the award from the Russian Ministry of Culture for Innovative Art, painting a male member on the lift.

When the Pussy Riot prepared a glorious performance in the Mosaic Temple of Christ the Savior, they did not even think that any one would pursue them. "Now you can be in Russia prosecution and opinion facebook,"

"At home, everyone is fighting, if you are gay, you can not kiss in the street, you can not dance freely, all the world is trying to shut up "

When asked if they had ever wanted to emigrate from Russia, their faces were astonishing, as they had never come to them before. Even though they were in their hands because they could not be pursued, "said Sasha Kloková," they are still pursuing their performances.It is important to feel free. "And nothing n & # 39; It has nothing to do with politics or the land. "

In addition to the Riot Days theater performance, Kloka joined the scene of the Wilderness Trnava punk band on Saturday night and played the song" TVDock ", which Klock wrote for the band Jack Wood

The Combination of Russian and Slovak punk was initiated by Michal Kaščák, only a week before Pohoda