The political international says good-bye to Kostas Georgousopoulos

The political international says good-bye to the author, translator and theater critic Kostas Georgousopoulos, who kicked the bucket on the age of 87.

The Minister of Tradition Lina Mendoni, knowledgeable of the lack of Kostas Georgousopoulos, mentioned: “It’s with nice disappointment that I realized of the lack of Kostas Georgousopoulos, a charismatic and flexible author, who leaves us with an extended and precious contribution to Letters and Artwork, as a philologist, theater critic , translator, pamphleteer, chronicler, poet and lyricist, as Okay. X. Myris, but in addition an lively trainer. His theater opinions spanning many many years have been in accordance with his deep wisdom of historical literature and the arena repertoire. They have been characterised through sensitivity against the play, but in addition its directorial model and the efficiency of the actors. Together with his boldness and renewing spirit, the critic Kostas Georgousopoulos had a key affect on our theatrical affairs, whilst he additionally served the Theater from positions of duty at the Board of Administrators and the Drama College of the Nationwide Theater and the Theater Committee of the Ministry of Tradition”.

“Kostas Georgousopoulos controlled to channel his deep tradition and his hobby for top artwork, to most people. Proof of that is his long-standing pamphleteering within the press, which approached key problems with cultural, political and social existence with a distinct, but in addition eloquent, writing, sensitivity and acuteness. His lyrics, that have been set to tune through Eleni Karaindrou, Yiannis Markopoulos, and Yiannis Spanos, and that have been a lot liked, are an everlasting legacy of Greek track. As a trainer in heart and better schooling, he created his personal College, guiding with inspiration and knowledge generations and generations of younger other folks, providing them precious sources for his or her lives,” added Mrs. Mendoni and concluded:

“Kostas Georgousopoulos, with a gaggle of enlightened creators, rescued, at non-public price, the paperwork of the Historical past of the Greek Theatre. In one among our ultimate conversations, he expressed his pleasure that this precious subject material used to be got through the Ministry of Tradition and can shape the core of the introduction of the “Theatrical Museum”, in addition to the exhibition of the archive and the historic library. He used to be an impressed guy, engaged with devotion and luck in quite a lot of religious actions. He harmoniously blended principle with follow, leaving a deep non-public imprint that may proceed to have an undiminished affect at the Theatre.

To his circle of relatives, his buddies, his many scholars, I be offering my trustworthy condolences.”

PASOK: His imprint is indelible

It’s with deep disappointment that PASOK bids farewell to Kostas Georgousopoulos, “one of the vital essential religious other folks of our nation, who left an indelible mark within the box of theatre, grievance and literature”.

In her commentary, the chief of the Okay.T.E. of Tradition and the Tradition Sector of PASOK, Naya Grigorakou, expresses condolences to his kinfolk and in addition mentions in regards to the deceased: “Passionate trainer, uncommon highbrow and servant of tradition, Kostas Georgousopoulos devoted his existence to the unfold of the Greek language, custom and of theatrical artwork. As a theater critic, with a voice at all times penetrating, guiding and stuffed with hobby, he recorded the historical past of the Greek theater with texts that even nowadays are reference texts for the find out about of the Greek theater. On the similar time, beneath the pseudonym Okay.X. Myris, his literary and translation works enriched the Greek highbrow firmament. His contribution, his tireless instructing, but in addition his inexhaustible love for tradition are a legacy that may proceed to encourage long term generations.”

“Kostas Georgousopoulos will at all times stay provide thru his paintings and legacy”, he emphasizes.

Greek theater is poorer than nowadays after the departure of Kostas Georgousopoulos, an eminent critic, translator, author and trainer who graced the general public schooling and highbrow lifetime of our nation for plenty of many years, SYRIZA says in a commentary.

“His contribution to the formation of the trendy Greek theater thru his performs, the instructing of younger actors in addition to his unique writing and translation paintings in classical texts used to be nice, which is why he used to be commemorated, amongst others, through the Academy of Athens, the College of Athens and the State Literature Awards. The imprint he left at the Heart for Find out about and Analysis of the Hellenic Theater could also be price bringing up,” concludes SYRIZA characteristically.