Greek Shadow Puppet Theatre
by S. Kouzarou
Title
Greek Shadow Puppet Theatre
Artist
S. Kouzarou
Medium
Painting - Painting
Description
A poster used between the 1920s-1950s to advertise a performance in Athens of the centuries-old Greek Shadow Puppet Theatre (Karaghiozis) tradition. The Greek Shadow puppeteers had this type of advertising poster as part of their puppeteering kit when they were doing tours in various parts of Greece. The name of the theatre or hall and the first performance date were written in by hand. On the other half of the poster is an image of Karaghiozis. The puppet from which this image was produced was carved out of cardboard to make a stencil. This particular imge of Karaghiozis belongs to the Puppeteer Antoni Molla. (every puppeteer gave his Karaghiozis puppet his own distinctive characteristics. Here he is holding a flower as well as one of his favourite objects, his beloved watering can with which he beats people or protects himself. Here he is hiding it behind his back. On this half of the poster the ticket price is also written by hand.The printed text announces the arrival of puppeteer Frixos' Shadow Puppet Theatre in a Greek town. The performances will be held in the theatre 'Stella' from 9 July and there will be double shows daily, in the afternoon and evening. Frixos will present all the Satirical World Events. Furthermore, he will also sing eastern/oriental and folk songs and the puppets are in colour.
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November 17th, 2021
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