Makronissos through art

Makronissos, and what took place there, has been a source of inspiration for artists, musicians, poets and dramatists. Also, many exiles, in order to survive in Makronisos, engaged in writing, handicrafts and theatrical performances.

Poetry / Literature:

• "Makronisiotika", Yiannis Ritsos
• "The Neighborhoods of the World", Yannis Ritsos
• "Abyssos Street no. 0", Menelaos Ludemis
• “Battle at the edge of the night. The chronicle of Makronissos", Tasos Livaditis
• "Tonight..", Manos Katrakis

Musical works:

• "Cantata for Makronisos", Thanos Mikroutsikos, Yiannis Ritsos
• "Macronisos", Giorgos Farsakidis

Films:

• "The New Parthenon", Kostas Chronopoulos, Giorgos Chrysovitsanos, Spyros Zachos, Thanasis Skroumpelos
• "Happy Day", Pantelis Voulgaris
• "Like Stone Lions in the Deep of the Night: Poetic Memories from Makronissos", Olivier Gisois
• "Macronisos", Ilias Giannakakis, Evi Karabatsou
• "Life on the Rocks", Alinda Dimitriou

Famous Greeks who were found in Makronissos

• Mikis Theodorakis
• Giannis Ritsos
• Menelaos Ludemis
• Tasos Livaditis
• Nikos Karouzos
• Manos Katrakis
• Nikos Koundouros
• Thanasis Vengos