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Riot Days is an inventive and shocking performance based on the memoirs of Maria Alyokhina from Pussy Riot. With this performance, one of the main art groups in the world traveled to more than 200 countries in Europe, the USA, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. The performance received many prestigious awards, and also gathered an enthusiastic press.

At Eurovision 2023, Estonian singer Alica Milova started off as an underdog but eventually became one of the favorites among both the jury and the audience. Discover how she fulfilled her dream at the age of 20, silenced the haters, and uncover the secrets of Europe's most renowned music competition in Mikhail Valtfogel's film "Bridges to Liverpool."

In 2023, the band Tequilajazzz embarked on the first tour after the outbreak of the war. In the autumn of 2023, on the volcanic rocks of the Adriatic coast, the band played a special concert "Four Winds", imbued with maritime romance and the mood of the Scandinavian fjords beloved by Evgeny Fedorov.

A new stand-up by Luka Hinikadze, a colorful comedian, memologist and doctor. In his speech, he reflects on the topic of family relations, childhood with women, and also talks about life in Tbilisi. And even gives a small excursion into Georgian culture!

Dima Gavrilov's new solo concert immerses us in the life of a lonely adult guy who continually stumbles upon the imperfections of this world. At the end, a couple of jokes about sex.

In an exclusive concert for VotVot, the master visits the most diverse periods of his legendary discography.

A stand-up comedian from Belarus talks about emigration and the war, talks about how the departure affected her life, touching on piquant topics.

The new special by Denis Chuzhoy is both a story about life in forced emigration and a reflection on what is happening in Russia right now. With the ability to find humor in the gloomy, Chuzhoy jokes about how not to lose oneself in a foreign country, what to do with depression, and why it is not worth relying on food delivery when learning a new language.

An adventure novel written by an extremist. This is how Mikhail Shats describes the two and a half years of emigration. The arrest in Bali, three personalities in one body at once, and the search for the cheapest things in Israel — in his third Stand-Up Special, "Finally," the comedian sums up the interim results of life in a new reality. With extreme details, but without unnecessary drama!

The concert of the AIGEL group, where Aigel Gaisina and Ilya Baramiya perform their debut album "1190" in full for the first time. A unique location was chosen for the performance — the building of the abandoned AS hotel on the Adriatic coast, which has been empty for about 20 years.

Kristina Bitkulova's new stand-up comedy is an honest and funny account of life in exile, marriage, and the most awkward situations. What was wrong with namaz in Istanbul? How did "Cargo 200" ruin a marriage proposal? Why is a wedding in Khimki a genre unto itself? And what are the dangers of a husband's snoring?

The troubadour of rap hedonism of the 2010s, who became one of the main voices of protest in the 2020s at the peak of his form.

Pavel Zalutsky is a participant of the famous "Women's stand-up" and "Open Mic". He is one of the few openly queer people in Russian-speaking stand-up. In his new play "Life of Pi," Pavel talks about the adventures of an openly gay man and reveals why it's just one step from hate to love.

The second stand-up special by Mikhail Schatz. He talks about the difficulties of emigration, jokes about his status as a "foreign agent" and talks about the unexpected challenges of age.

The video game Disco Elysium was released in 2019. Great sales, prestigious awards — it was a resounding success. The main character of the documentary "Disco Elysium: the battle behind the scene", a gamer, wants to meet with the creators of the game. However, gradually an unexpected truth about his favorite game opens up to him…

The second stand-up special of the rising comedy star Kristina Bitkulova. With the "What's the Difference" program, she visited eight countries, and the single itself was recorded in Kazakhstan. In her speech, Kristina talks about aerophobia and childhood injuries, and also tries to figure out how to keep your mind in emigration.

"Self-Assessment" is Denis Chuzhoy's fifth single. In it, the comedian talks about accepting himself, a hellish carousel of constant moving, and recalls how FSB fans came to his concerts. It also explains why one good immigration lawyer can replace five years of therapy.

Ariana Lolaeva's debut stand-up special is frank, smart and very funny. In her first full-length concert, Ariana talks about the lives of women, jokes about her magical abilities and talks about how... they wanted to kill her!

The poem of Jewish poet Mikhail Korol “Songs of the felled Asherah” is a phantasmagoric interpretation of the development of monotheism in Canaan. The goddess of love and fertility Asherah refuses the great and formidable gods, gives her love to the only God with an unpronounceable four-letter name. The tragedy of Asherah is that monotheism excludes the recognition of divine couples, and her choice means inevitable destruction and oblivion.

A new single of one of the most daring Russian-language comics, recorded in the city of Almaty. "Where am I" is a kind of report for the last two years. Idrak Mirzalizade reflects on his sensational deportation from Russia, mercilessly and accurately jokes about politics, and also discusses how to live a "reluctant traveler".