The Minister of Culture sent condolences for the death of Kostas Georgousopoulos Lina Mendonias well as the press office of SYRIZA.

Specifically, the Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni, informed of his loss Kostas Georgousopouloumade the following statement:

“It was with great sadness that I learned of the loss of Kostas Georgousopoulos, a charismatic and versatile creator who leaves us with a long and valuable contribution to Letters and Art, as a philologist, theater critic, translator, pamphleteer, chronicler, poet and lyricist, as K. X. Myris, but also an active teacher. His theater reviews spanning many decades were based on his deep knowledge of ancient literature and the world repertoire. They were characterized by sensitivity towards the play, but also its directorial version and the performance of the actors. With his boldness and refreshing spirit, the critic Kostas Georgousopoulos had a key influence on our theatrical affairs, while he served the Theater in positions of responsibility on the Board of Directors and the Drama School of the National Theater and the Theater Committee of the Ministry of Culture.

Kostas Georgousopoulos managed to channel his deep culture and his knowledge of high art to the general public. Evidence of this is his long-standing pamphleteering in the press, which approached key issues of cultural, political and social life with a special, but also eloquent, writing, sensitivity and acuteness. His lyrics, which were set to music by Eleni Karaindrou, Yiannis Markopoulos, and Yiannis Spanos, and which were much loved, are a permanent legacy of Greek song. As a teacher in middle and higher education, he created his own School inspiring and guiding generations and generations of young people with valuable resources for their lives.

Kostas Georgousopoulos, with a group of enlightened creators, rescued, at personal cost, the documents of the History of the Greek Theatre. In one of our last conversations, he expressed his joy to me that this valuable material was acquired by the Ministry of Culture and will form the core of the creation of the “Theatrical Museum”, as well as the exhibition of the archive and the historical library. He was an inspired man, engaged with devotion and success in a wide range of spiritual activities. He harmoniously combined theory with practice, leaving a deep personal imprint that will continue to have an undiminished influence on the Theatre.

To his family, his friends, his many students, I offer my sincere condolences.”

Condolence message from the press office of SYRIZA – PS: Greek theater is poorer than today

The Greek theater is poorer than today after the flight of Kostas Georgousopoulosan eminent critic, translator, writer and teacher who graced public education and the intellectual life of our country for many decades.

His contribution to the formation of the modern Greek theater through his pamphlets, the teaching of young actors as well as his original writing and translation work in classical texts was great, which is why he was honored, among others, by the Academy of Athens, the university of Athens and the state literature awards. The imprint he left on the Study and Research Center of the Hellenic Theater – Theatrical Museum is also worth mentioning.

We express our condolences to his family.