A century has passed since Mikis Theodorakis was born in Chios and as part of the national tribute to the famous Greek composer, the festival is honouring him on his birthday with one more event dedicated to his life, work and sources of inspiration. The video installation, Traveling with Mikis, accompanies the eponymous documentary by Asteris Koutoulas and will be open to visitors for two days from morning until evening. 

On 29 July, the day of the great composer’s birthday, the event will be hosted in the house where Mikis was born, a neoclassical building in Chios Town which has been classified as a historical monument and cultural heritage site by the Ministry of Culture. That same evening, the Municipality of Chios will be organising a concert by the Independent Folk Orchestra “Mikis Theodorakis” at N. Plastiras Square, featuring Glykeria and Dimitris Basis.

On 30 July, the video installation Travelling with Mikis will be transferred to the Homerion Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Chios.