The Greek Cultural Center (GCC) in Astoria will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary – 50 continuous years of artistic contributions to the Greek-American community. Since its inception to this day, it has endeavored to maintain the high standards of the performances it hosts, aiming to showcase genuine Greek culture and heritage in New York City. Following the ‘Lady of Ro’, staged at the Queens Theater, the beloved small theater of the GCC, located at 30th Street in Astoria, dared to bring forth another demanding performance. This time, the artist was Michael Dukakis, a 35-year-old who impressively undertook the role of an 80-year-old writer created by Iakovos Kambanellis in the monologue ‘The Eulogy’, one of the three monologues under the general title ‘Three in Solitude’, written in 1992.
Kambanellis, the eminent Greek playwright, opened new paths in realistic theater and penned The Eulogy to reveal the essence of the deeper nature of ambition – including the absurdity and futility of posthumous fame, as well as the fear of obscurity.
“While we live, they’re all silent, and as soon as we die, they get diarrhea!… That is, both a complete lack of renown when living, and a flood of fame when deceased! How can both happen together?” is one of the questions posed by Kambanellis in The Eulogy depicting the vanity of people, especially those in the arts and letters, who at the end of their lives yearn not to be forgotten after their death.
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