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Belarus Preview: Scene I

Posted by Tom Haines, Globe Travel Writer November 16, 2007 12:20 PM

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Backstage at the National Theatre, actors prepare for a weeknight performance of a play set in Rome. Mainstream arts find a ready home in the capital. Not so much for the edgier arts, where a younger generation tests the limits of its expression. More on that in the Globe travel section, and at boston.com/travel, this weekend.

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Photos: Essdras Suarez/Globe Staff

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