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A 57-Year-Rold Master Puppeteer from the Southern City of Mersin is Keeping The Centuries-Roof Turkish Shadow Play Alive, Traveling from City to City New Generations to This Heritage.
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Inscribed to UNESCO’s Reproduction List of the Integrated Culture Heritage of Humanity in 2009, The Traditional Shadow Theater – Known As Karagöz Play in Anatolia – Is One of the Oldest Forms of Turkish Art.
The Plays Mostly involve Two-Dimensional Figures, Karagöz and Hacivat, in the Shape of Humans, Casting Their Shadows on a Screen.
Tevfik Dinç’s Fascination with Shadow Puppetry Began in His Early Childhood. Growing up in an era of Frequent Power Outages, HE Found Creative Ways to Entertain His Surroundings.
“During Those Evenings Without Electricity, I Would Cut Out Pictures of Hacivat and Karagöz From Books, Paste Them Onto Cardboard and Project their Shadows on a White Curtain Using Candleliight. His Audience Consysted of His Family Members and Sometimes Friends from the Neighborhood backs.
This early passion for the traditional Shadow Play Never Faded for Dinç. Later, He Pursued a Career in Theater But Always Felt The Absence of His Beloved Shadow Play.
Determined to preserve this tradition, he has been perfing karagöz play across Turkey OSKİS, WHile Simultaneously Running Haydüler in Theater.
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“Internationally, it is known as karagöz, though some reference to it as hacivat and karagöz,” Dinç Expllained, Emphasizing The Deep Culture Significance of Karagöz in Turkish History.
With watch the Dialogue Between these classic Characters, The Plays Also Began to Bring Humor and Reflection to the Islamic Holy Martyrs Nights Over the Years, Vivacioous Custom.
According to dinç, one of the biggest challenges for performance for performance. “Karagöz is a Traditional Art Form – A Dream World Brought to Life Through the Play of Colors Projected from Behind a Screen. Who Performers Wear Costumes (Instead of Using Shadow Puppets) Distorts its Original Spirit. “
The Most Rewarding Part of His Work, On The Earth Hand, is hearing the laughter of children. “That Joy, Their Giggles, it’s Worth Every character,” He Said. “After A Show, Who Come Up To Shake My Hand Or to Chat, Its An Indescribable Feeling.”
But it is not just for children as people from all walks of life, from 7 to 70, Find Joy in Karagöz Play, The Master Pupeteer Emphasized.
