Marina Spanou
The Inner Child

Singer-songwriter Marina Spanou presents a unique musical performance infused with theatrical elements at the Little Theatre of Epidaurus, pairing her own compositions—many of which were born in Palaia Epidaurus—with works by contemporary artists who have graced the ancient stage with their works.

Having formed a deep, personal bond with this place since childhood, Spanou grew up on the theatre’s stone tiers. It was the songs that accompanied the great performances held in Epidaurus that became the soundtrack of her earliest memories. Every summer, she returns to what she calls her dear neighbourhood—a place tied to her adolescence, her first steps into adulthood, her most fervent loves, and, of course, the music that later shaped her very own songworld.

On this Saturday evening, just before the curtain call of August, she invites us to revisit the Epidaurus each of us carries within—the personal sanctuary we return to—and reflect on how simple melodies, born on balconies, spread their wings and find their place on stage, always guided by childhood memories. The theatre’s orchestra will be filled with confessional stories, musical journeys, and flashes of youth. Old theatrical songs will live once more, intertwined with new ones—songs written for these places, the places we return to year after year, where we leave a piece of ourselves behind. Places where we meet our younger selves, race once again against them and perhaps realise that we should listen to them a little more often.