Kostas Georgousopoulos

Kostas Georgousopoulos was born in Lamia in 1937. He studied at the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens (Department of History and Archaeology) and theater at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory, under the guidance of Dimitris Rondiris and Giannis Sideris. He worked in public and private education for 35 years, from 1964 to 1999. He entered the field of theater criticism in 1971 and continues to work as a theater critic and columnist to this day, while also contributing to various literary magazines. His critical essays, columns, and comments have been published in the following volumes: "Keys and Codes of Theater: I. Ancient Drama (1982) II. Greek Theater (1984)," "The Indirect Questions of Porphyrios" (1984), "After the Theater" (1985) (First State Essay Award), "Idolatry" (1992), "Variety Troupe" (1993), "The Thread of Balance" (1996), "World Theater: I. From Menander to Ibsen (1998) II. From Strindberg and Chekhov to Pirandello and Brecht (1999) (Ouranis Award of the Academy of Athens) III. From Miller to Müller (2000)." Under the pseudonym K. H. Myris, he has published the poetry collection "Amichanon Technima" (1971 & 1980), "Parabasis" (1980), the short stories "Kambana and Odax" (1985), and a collection of songs set to music by well-known composers ("Chronicle," "Citizenship," "The Great Vigil," "Independent Songs," "Metaphysical Topology"). The main focus of his translation work is ancient drama. He has translated the following works: "Suppliants," "Oresteia," "Prometheus Bound," "Seven Against Thebes" (Aeschylus), "Electra," "Antigone," "Ajax," "Trachiniae," "Oedipus Rex," "Oedipus at Colonus" (Sophocles), "Iphigenia in Aulis," "Iphigenia in Tauris," "Bacchae," "Electra," "Orestes," "Hecuba," "Cyclops," "Trojan Women," "Helen," "Andromache," "Phoenician Women" (Euripides), "Lysistrata," "Plutus," "Clouds," "Ecclesiazusae," "Thesmophoriazusae," "Knights," "Birds" (Aristophanes), "Tartuffe," "The Misanthrope," "The Doctor in Spite of Himself" (Molière). He also collaborated with professor-archaeologist Mr. Savvas Gogo and a team of theater scholars for the writing of the album "Epidaurus: The Ancient Theater, The Performances" (2002). Additionally, the school textbook "Dramatic Poetry" was taught for 25 years in Greek high schools, while his translations of "Antigone" and "Oedipus Rex" are part of the curriculum in high school textbooks. Since 1990, he has been teaching as a Scientific Associate of the Department of Theater Studies. He has served as a member and President of the Board of Directors of the National Theater and for two decades as President of the Theater Subsidies Committee of the Ministry of Culture. He is a founding member of the "Center for Research & Practical Applications of Ancient Greek Drama DESMOI," where he currently serves as President of the Board, Vice President of the "Society of Writers," a member of the "Society of Greek Playwrights," and since November 2003, President of the Board of the "Center for the Study & Research of Greek Theater - Theater Museum." In 2000, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Athens, and in June 2006, he was declared an Honorary Doctor of the University of Athens. In March 2009, he was honored with the Grand State Literature Prize 2008 by the Ministry of Culture for his overall work.