"Unwanted Lullaby" by Nora Mourad

About the talk: "Unwanted Lullaby" based on a small excerpt from the poem "The Casualty List" by the German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht. Written in 1941 for his collection *That’s All: Poems by Brecht*, the poem serves as a personal elegy and a sorrowful inventory of close friends who were lost or took their own lives while attempting to escape Hitler’s tyranny during World War II The film acts as an endeavor to amplify the voices of Syrians who have been silenced and suppressed through various means. About: Nora Mourad is an actress, movement artist, and the founder and artistic director of the Leish Troupe, which she established in 1999. With 27 years of experience in the fields of art and culture, she served as the head of the Dance Department in (HIDA) from 2013 to 2015, and taught physical theatre and movement techniques to students in both the acting and dance departments between 2013 and 2018. She has choreographed productions for Leish and led workshops and training programs in Damascus, Beirut, Amman, and Dubai.  She served as a member of the recommendation and selection committee for many programs the International Fellowship Program at CEC ArtsLink (USA) 2021, and AJYAL  (Syria)  2026