Full Moon in Ancient Gortyna
Author Discover Crete
Culture
Culture
The Heraklion Ephorate of Antiquities and the Mesara Cultural Network are hosting the music event "August Full Moon in Ancient Gortyna" on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 21:00.
Performers:
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Thanasis Vasilakis (bouzouki)
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Stefanos Kouroupakis (double bass / vocals)
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Christoforos Papanikolaou (guitar / vocals)
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Apostolos Xyritakis (piano / vocals)
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Dora Mela (vocals)
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Giannis Charkoutsis (percussion)
Sound Engineer: Michalis Boutsakis
The programme features songs by some of Greece’s greatest composers
(M. Theodorakis, M. Hadjidakis, M. Loizos, S. Xarhakos, Th. Mikroutsikos),
celebrating love, passion, and desire, along with themes of freedom, life, the sea,
and of course, the moon — that celestial body that has inspired countless songs and poems from antiquity to the present day.
Co-organiser: Municipality of Gortyna
Ministry of Culture and Sports
Free Admission
Organised by: Region of Crete