From Belarus with Love and Pain: The Belarus Free Theatre at Le Poisson Rouge

Published: Jan. 21, 2011, 8:38 p.m.

"World leaders need to answer to artists." This was the rallying cry of Natalia Kaliada, artistic director of the Belarus Free Theatre, at a benefit for the embattled dissident troupe organized by the PEN American Center that was held at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday. She added \u201cpoliticians do not have steps; they have just words.\u201d