Tag Archives: Bursa

Breaking out of the glass box: The Karagöz puppets rejoice

Posted on June 4, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, I’ve been immobilized inside a midnight-blue and burnt sienna glass box, with walls so thick that the voices of the puppets have been obscured.   Those Karagöz puppets, They finally plastered a sign onto that imprisoning glass with rose … Continue reading →

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The Karagoz puppets tout the oxygen cure

Posted on January 20, 2012 by lizcameron

A one year-old baby boy we know was in the hospital this week, with double pneumonia.  It is a scary time for his brave parents, who are by now totally sleep deprived, I am sure. The puppets are each praying … Continue reading →

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On the 6th day of Christmas: Meet Tiryaki the opium addict with narcolepsy

Posted on December 17, 2011 by lizcameron

Today, we meet one of the more shadowy figures in my head – and in the history of Karagöz shadow puppetry in Turkey, Tiryaki Bey, who is addicted to opium and nods off on a regular basis – sometimes due to narcolepsy … Continue reading →

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