One year after the death of the Great Composer, in honour of His Memory, his homeland improves and enriches “Mikis Theodorakis Festival” which takes place in Chania since 2015. An international event planned to approach every aspect of his personality. The Popular, the Classic, the Lyrical, the Thinker, the Creative Artist that dared!
The Festival Mikis Theodorakis takes place at the beginning of September. The programme includes principle and parallel events.
Event Hosts:
Region of Crete – Vice-Region of Chania
Municipality of Chania, KEPPEDIH-CAM
Cretan Society “Friends of Mikis Theodorakis”
Production: Cultural Company of Crete
MEMORIAL DAY
Annual Memorial Service
Friday September 2, 2022
In Memoriam
11:00am At the cemetery of Galatas
Reception at the parental house of Theodorakis
19:30pm: The Opening of the Exhibition “Mikis Theodorakis1925-2021” at CAM
20:30pm: Main Ceremony in Memory of Mikis Theodorakis
Principle Speech in Memory of Mikis Theodorakis by Kostas Gouliamos, Professor of Politics, Civilization and Communication
Musical closing by the New Cretan Quartet, whith the 2nd quartet of Mikis Theodorakis “The Cemetery” (1946)
PARALLEL EVENTS
Friday August 26, 2022 –Thursday September 8, 2022
Exhibition: “Mikis Theodorakis” at CAM. Opening hours 10:00-14:00 and 19:00-23:00
In cooperation with the Music Library ”Lilian Voudouris” and the Association “The Friends of Music”
Sunday 28/8, 19:00, Theatre “ Mikis Theodorakis”, Venetian Port of Chania.
“Comic Art meets Mikis” in cooperation with the Chaniartoon International Comic and Animation Festival. A workshop for all ages
Monday 29/8, 19:00, Theatre “ Mikis Theodorakis”.
All together with Mikis
Creative activities improving education using plastic arts. Children and young people
Tuesday 30/8, 19:00, Theatre “ Mikis Theodorakis”, Venetian Port of Chania.
Chania Film Festival meets Mikis Theodorakis. A film workshop
Thursday 1/9, 19:00, CAM, Venetian Port of Chania.
Searching the roots:Two Speeches from the Archives of Mikis Theodorakis
- First steps to the music composition, the first time in Crete Stefania Merakou, Chairperson of the Music Library “Lilian Voudouris”
- Mikis the “classic” Aleksandros Harkiolakis, Chairperson of The Association The Friends of Music
Concert: Mikis’ Trilogy: Mauthausen, Lipotaktes , Romancero Gitano
Memory of Henning Zierock
Vamos Ensemble. Singers: Tasos Apostolou, Anna Koti
Free entrance
A free entrance ticket is required, issued at https://www.chania-culture.gr/ or the exhibition room at the Center for Mediterranean Architecture
FESTIVAL EVENTS
Thursday September 1, 2022, 21:00, Theatre of Anatolikis Tafrou
Concert: “Nikta Magikia” “Night of Magic”
Orchestra Mikis Theodorakis
Singers: Glikeria, Vassilis Lekkas, Demitris Bassis, Rita Antonopoulou, Panayiotis Petrakis, Elissavet Verouli and Aggelos Theodorakis-Papaggelidis
Free entrance
A free entrance ticket is required, issued at https://www.chania-culture.gr/ or the exhibition room at the Center for Mediterranean Architecture
Saturday, September 3 2022, 19:00, Theatre Anatolikis Tafrou
Concert: Crete in the Music of Mikis Theodorakis
ERT Orchestra of Contemporary Music
Conductor: Giorgos Aravidis
Music curator – piano: Tatiana Papageorgiou
Singer: Maria Soultatou
Cretan Traditional Music Prologue: Traditional Music Society “Harhalis” Stelios and Leonidas Lainakis, Panayiotis Darmarakis
Free entrance
A free entrance ticket is required, issued at https://www.chania-culture.gr/ or the exhibition room at the Center for Mediterranean Architecture
Sunday, September 4, 2022, 21:00 Theatre Mikis Theodorakis
Concert Title: “Mikis narrates…”
Art Curator: Kostas Kehrakos
Singer: Ioanna Forti
With the contribution of The Greek Mediterranean University (ELMEPA)
Free entrance
A free entrance ticket is required, issued at https://www.chania-culture.gr/ or the exhibition room at the Center for Mediterranean Architecture