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Surviving and thriving: Christmas 2011 with the Karagöz puppet troupe

Posted on December 30, 2011 by lizcameron

A Greek image of Saint Nicholas as Karagoz – or vice versa from this link – by David John Berlin Santa Kariagozi magazine cover illustration “The Athenian” December 1985 ink & gouache Design: © David John 1984 When we last … Continue reading →

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And on the 12th day of Christmas: Meet Hacivad, the inimitable and learned Sufi leader of the puppet troupe

Posted on December 23, 2011 by lizcameron

And here we are, on the 12th day before Christmas, so it is time to meet Hacivad Bey, the fearless and calm leader of the Karagöz puppets in day-to-day operations. In modern times, the puppets might refer to him as … Continue reading →

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On comfort in a foreign land – or – comfort in a cabbage leaf

Posted on November 6, 2011 by lizcameron

It is 2 a.m. and I am wide awake.  I am in some anonymous hotel room in Maastricht, in the lower tip of the Netherlands near Brussels, jetlagged to beat the band.  My neighbors are drunk and puking, from the sound of … Continue reading →

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