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SUMMARY:Political Girl: Reading with Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot and Eric
	 J. Breitenbach
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DESCRIPTION:Political Girl: Reading with Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot and 
	Eric J.\nBreitenbach\n\nMaria Alyokhina\, a member of Pussy Riot\, and Eri
	c J. Breitenbach are coming to\nHfG Karlsruhe for a reading of Political G
	irl—Life and Fate in Putin’s Russia.*\n\nWhen/where: April 17\, 2026\, 7 p
	m. HfG\, 1. OG (Reling)\n\nIn her recent book\, Maria reflects on the year
	s 2014–2022 in Russia — the period\nbetween her release from prison and es
	cape from the country after the outbreak\nof the war in Ukraine — about lo
	ve and friendship\, resistance and repression\,\nand about life under incr
	easing political pressure.\nMaria has become an important voice in global 
	protest culture. With their Punk\nPrayer in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ t
	he Saviour in 2012\, Maria and her fellow\nactivists warned of the dangers
	 of Russian authoritarianism. They paid for this\ncourageous act of non-vi
	olent protest with imprisonment. When Russia’s war\nagainst Ukraine began\
	, Maria and her friends continued to protest. Facing\nanother prison sente
	nce\, she fled Russia in 2022.\n\nEric J. Breitenbach toured with Pussy Ri
	ot in 2025. As a drummer and multimedia\nartist\, he accompanies the readi
	ng with improvised soundscapes composed in real\ntime. By using electronic
	 production\, sound design\, and improvised music to\ncreate an atmosphere
	 that reflects the themes and tone of the book\, Eric\ntransforms the read
	ing into an immersive performance that combines literature\,\nmusic\, and 
	activism.\n\nThe reading will be held in English and will be followed by a
	 Q&A session. Entry\nis free.\n\nOrganised by the Department of Art Theory
	 and Mediaphilosophy and Community\nToolkit Workshop.\n\n* Berlin Verlag\,
	 German translation by Nina Frey & Stephan Pauli\n\nImage credits: Eunsoo 
	Choi and Max Beller
URL:https://keepkarlsruheboring.org/event/political-girl-reading-with-maria
	-alyokhina-of-pussy-riot-and-eric-j-breitenbach
GEO:49.0021;8.38367
LOCATION:Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Karlsruhe - 15\, Lorenz
	straße\, Beiertheimer Feld\, Südweststadt\, Karlsruhe\, Baden-Württemberg\
	, 76135\, Deutschland
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Anti-authoritarianism,Anti-Imperialism,Anti-Repression,Art,Demok
	ratie,Lesung,Politics,Veranstaltungen
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p></p><p><code>Political Girl: Reading with M
	aria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot and Eric J. Breitenbach</code></p><p>Maria Al
	yokhina, 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
	.*</p><p><strong>When/where:</strong> <strong>April 17, 2026, 7 pm. HfG, 1
	. OG (Reling)</strong><br><br>In her recent book, Maria reflects on the ye
	ars 2014–2022 in Russia — the period between her release from prison and e
	scape from the country after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine — about lo
	ve and friendship, resistance and repression, and about life under increas
	ing political pressure.<br>Maria has become an important voice in global p
	rotest 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.<br><br>Eric 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 product
	ion, sound design, and improvised music to create an atmosphere that refle
	cts the themes and tone of the book, Eric transforms the reading into an i
	mmersive performance that combines literature, music, and activism.<br><br
	>The reading will be held in English and will be followed by a Q&amp;A ses
	sion. Entry is free.<br><br>Organised by the Department of Art Theory and 
	Mediaphilosophy and Community Toolkit Workshop.<br><br>* Berlin Verlag, Ge
	rman translation by Nina Frey &amp; Stephan Pauli</p><p>Image credits: Eun
	soo Choi and Max Beller</p>
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