Voices of the New Belarus is a documentary film that premiered at the Hong Kong festival “Art
on the Edge—Fear Not” in September 2022. It is based on a series of interviews, testimonies and
letters from Belarusian dissidents who were arrested, beaten, jailed, even murdered during the
2020-21 uprising in Belarus. As the war in Ukraine continues, the Belarus dictatorship and its
armed forces and secret police collaborate with Russia along the 600-mile shared border between
Ukraine and Belarus.

Steve Clorfeine’s life as an artist is underpinned by his deeply felt spiritual beliefs. His
introduction to the Naropa Summer Institute in the mid-1970s led to an association with dancer
Barbara Dilley and with performance artist Meredith Monk, both of whose companies he joined.
A performance artist in his own right, Clorfeine has taught theatre and storytelling workshops
both in the U.S. and overseas. Trained in the Tibetan Buddhism and Shambhala traditions, he
incorporates his practice in the various courses he teaches, including meditation, improvisation,
and writing. Among his numerous published works are the poetry collections Simple Geography,
Together/Apart and Other Poems, and While I Was Dancing. See steveclorfeine.com.

Steve Wangh is a playwright, director, and acting teacher. He is the author of fifteen plays and
was associate writer for The Laramie Project (Emmy nomination, 2002), and a writer of The
People’s Temple (Glickman Award: Best Play in the Bay Area, 2005). He was dramaturg of
Moisés Kaufman’s Gross Indecency. Steve is the author of two books about teaching acting: An
Acrobat of the Heart, a Physical Approach to Acting inspired by the work of Jerzy Grotowski,
and The Heart of Teaching: Empowering Students in the Performing Arts.
See stephenwangh.com.

Poster photo: In the center is Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who replaced her jailed husband as
presidential candidate in the 2020 election and received 56% of the vote but was forced into
exile. On her right is Maria Kalesnikava, a well-known musician who stepped in to be campaign
manager and later received a 12-year jail sentence, which she is now serving. On the left is
another organizer.