In the Peasant War Soundwalk, you follow in the footsteps of Irini, a brave 15-year-old girl who lived through the largest peasant uprising on Naxos in 1687. This immersive audio journey will guide you through the landscapes of Chalki as Irini recounts her personal story of injustice, courage and rebellion in one of the darkest chapters of the island’s history. As you walk the same paths Irini once did—from Monitsia village church to the Barozzi’s palace gates— join Irini on her life’s journey from sorrow to resistance and love.
Difficulty: Low
Duration: 75 min.
Voice Actors
Irini: Christina Brekou
Talos: Orestis Rouskas
All other male voice: Orestis Rouskas
All other female voices: Christina Brekou
Story Development
Vasiliky Skylaki and her students of the 1st school of Naxos
Maria Bakalou
Giannis Peristerakis
Katharina Amygdalia Junkerjurgen
Panagiota Mpakirtzi
Writer
Mahshid Ganjavi
Illustrations
Evelina Pavlovskayia
Sound recordist
Georg Sarantinos
Sound design
Babak Heris
Production Coordinator
Neda Ahangarei
Soundhike Documentation Video
Director – Babak Heris
Camera – Babak Heris
Participant – Mahshid Ganjavi
Editor – Mahshid Ganjavi
Web App
Prof. Claudius Coenen
The Guardians of Naxos were developed in a collaboration by Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Professor Nikos Leandros and Dr Panagiotis Kapos), Cyprus University of Technology (Media Arts & Design Research Lab, Associate Professor Doros Polydorou) and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Department of Media, Professor Claudius Coenen and Professor Georg Struck)
