WE ARE PUSSY RIOT, OR EVERYTHING IS P.R. at Hofstra Universit

By Barbara Hammond
Directed by Mahayana Landowne

In February 2012, five young women walked into a church in the center of Moscow and offered up a punk prayer: “Virgin Mary, Chase Putin Away!” The young activists, who call themselves Pussy Riot, played and shouted for exactly 48 seconds before being dragged out of the church by security guards and sent home. After posting the performance to YouTube, the girls were arrested, tried, and sent to labor camps for hooliganism and inciting religious hatred. But the media couldn’t be quieted, and turned Pussy Riot into the greatest piece of performance art in Russian history. This is their story.

Tickets are $10, $8 for senior citizens. Members of the Hofstra community receive two free tickets upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.

For tickets and information call the Hofstra Box Office at 516-463-6644, or purchase tickets online at www.hofstratickets.com. If seats are still available on the day of performance, tickets will be sold at the door beginning 90 minutes prior to showtime.

(Free tickets for the Hofstra community may only be picked up at the box office in advance or at the door on the day of the performance.)
Ages: Recommended for mature audiences