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Seeking Words of Encouragement: In Dialogue with Voices from the Oral Tradition

An interactive performative lecture and creative workshop with American poet, musician and performer Dianne De Laet

The Department of Theatre Studies at the University of the Peloponnese welcomes American poet, musician and performer Dianne De Laet for an interactive performative lecture and creative workshop exploring women’s voices, war, forced displacement and the power of oral tradition.

Through four stories from different cultural traditions, from Hecuba in Euripides’ The Trojan Women to the history of the Cherokee people and the Trail of Tears, and  Palestine, the event creates a dialogue between collective memory and contemporary experiences of war and displacement.

Friday, 30 October 2026, 18:15

 Lida Tasopoulou Hall, Department of Theatre Studies, University of the Peloponnese, Nafplio, Greece

The event takes place within the course Acting and Society I: Theatre of the Oppressed, taught by Christina Zoniou, in collaboration with Telesilla Talks & Walks and The Arete Fund.

Free admission. Open to students across all courses in the Department and to the general public. 

Please arrive by 18:15. Entry will not be permitted after 18:30.