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Kristmas Eve Karagöz Kollaboration with the Fairy Queendom


Welcome to Christmas Eve, or as the Karagöz puppet troupe likes to refer to it as of late, “Kristmas Eve.” These little puppets, they have taken on the Kardashian family’s obsession with the letter K, and have started to use … Continue reading

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On the 1st day of Christmas: Meet Esma, the hippie Karagöz puppet


So, for the 12 days before Christmas, you are meeting the various Karagöz shadow puppet characters that roam around in my head.  No, I am not a person with a major mental illness.  No, I don’t really, really see puppets … Continue reading

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