03/17/2026
***RESCHEDULED THIS MONDAY***
Hey Friends and Revolutionaries, we are exited and honored to announce the rescheduled a pop-up event THIS Monday!
EVENT: Political Girl
Maria Alyokhina & Eric J. Breitenbach (P***y Riot) Reading + Live Score
WHEN: Monday March 16th @ 7pm (doors open at 6pm)
WHERE: Dumpling Tzar 3518 Fremont Place North, Seattle, Wa 98103
No time like the present to gain unique insight into power of protest, activism, and advocacy for personal freedoms.
Space is limited and we will be asking for donations at the door. All proceeds go to charity.
P***y Riot member Maria (Masha) Alyokhina presents a live reading from her new book Political Girl, accompanied by an improvised live score by P***y Riot member and New Age Doom drummer Eric J. Breitenbach.
Political Girl continues the story begun in Riot Days, tracing Alyokhina’s life inside the tightening machinery of Putin’s Russia from 2014 to 2022. Through sharp and intimate fragments, she recounts years marked by arrests, prison sentences, police violence, protests at the Sochi Olympics, advocacy for Alexei Navalny, and her dramatic escape from Russia disguised as a food courier.
During the performance, Alyokhina reads selections from the book while Breitenbach creates a live improvised musical score that reacts to the text in real time, transforming the reading into an immersive audiovisual experience.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Maria (Masha) Alyokhina is a member of P***y Riot and one of the most recognized dissident artists of her generation. Her new book Political Girl continues the story begun in Riot Days, documenting years of activism, imprisonment, protest, and her eventual escape from Russia disguised as a food courier.
Eric J. Breitenbach is a drummer, producer, and member of P***y Riot, and co founder of the experimental music collective New Age Doom. His live scores combine improvisation, electronics, and percussion to create immersive sound environments that respond directly to spoken word performance.
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