NEW YORK, June 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey, the global
advertising company, announced that its 11th Annual Legends of
Music Seminar will feature Pussy Riot, the Russian conceptual art
and political activist group that has become world-famous for
focusing attention on human rights violations at home and
abroad. Please see video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I7FXBL_JiAI and official poster.
The seminar will take place at the Cannes Lions International
Festival of Creativity on Thursday, June
22nd, 2017 at 3pm Cannes time at the Lumière Theatre at the
Palais des Festivals. They will meet the press at "Speakers
Corner" afterward.
Pussy Riot will be interviewed by Alice
Ericsson, longtime Executive Creative Director of Grey's
Beauty Group, about their personal journeys from punks to
performance artists to feminist activists.
Pussy Riot members have staged truth to power performances
around the world. They have courageously stood up for their
beliefs through 21 months of imprisonment. Members of the
group have created an independent news service, Mediazona; spoken
before the U.S. Congress, British and European Parliaments and
appeared with world leaders including Bill
Clinton. They have produced and starred in three new
music videos including "Make America Great Again" portraying the
future of the USA under President
Trump.
Grey's Annual Legends of Music Seminar has become one of
Cannes' most popular speaking
events. Past guest stars include: Tony Bennett, Yoko
Ono, Patti Smith,
Deborah Harry, Courtney Love and Iggy
Pop.
About Grey
Grey is the advertising network of Grey
Group. Grey Group ranks among the largest global
communications companies and its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:
WPPGY). With headquarters in New York
City, Grey operates in 96 countries. Under the banner of
"Grey Famously Effective since 1917," the agency serves a blue-chip
client roster of many of the world's best known companies and
leading brands. Grey was voted Global Agency of the Year by Adweek
in 2015. www.GREY.com.
Contact: Owen Dougherty
212-546-2551
owen.dougherty@grey.com
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