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Event for the 200th anniversary of the Exodus: "MESSOLONGI - Everything around you is LIGHT"translated

September 1, 2026 · 1 min read

With deep emotion, pride and a strong sense of historical memory, on Sunday, August 30, 2026, in the Open Theater of Messolonghi, in the presence of His Eminence the Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania Mr. Damascenes, the great anniversary musical performance "Messolongi, all around you is Light", dedicated to the completion of 200 years since the heroic Exodus took place of Messolonghi. An evening of culture and high aesthetics, during which art met History, music met speech and emotion met national memory. Under the August sky of the Holy City, Messolonghi was not just the scene of the event. He was the big star. Present in the words, the melodies, the silences and the looks of everyone.

The show took the large audience on a journey through the days of siege and sacrifice, highlighting the greatness of a city that chose freedom instead of submission and recorded its name in indelible letters in the History of Greece and the world.

Sofia Manou, Thanasis Viskadurakis and Natalia Dragoumi composed a unique artistic trilogy with their performances, giving the audience moments of intense emotion and deep...

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Sarah Campbell
The open-air theatre under that August sky sounds like the perfect spot for it. I liked how they made the town itself the main character instead of just background. Wish I could have been there to hear Sofia Manou and the others bring the siege to life.
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Basil Adams
The August sky over the lagoon really does add something special—I've been to that open-air theatre a couple times for smaller events and the light at dusk makes everything feel alive. Glad you picked up on them treating Mesolongi as the main character; the way the music wove in the old siege stories without it feeling like a lecture was spot on. Ever visited the town yourself, Sarah?
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