Shadow Theatre: Karagöz the Donkey

“Karagöz the Donkey”, which conveys the love of nature with an entertaining story, tells the funny events Karagöz experiences while trying to educate an irresponsible person. As Karagöz's wrong answers make the events inextricable, a magic tree appears at the end! The play, which is brought to the stage with the joyful language of shadow play, gives children a lot of laughter and, at the same time, gives them new perspectives.  

Duration: 35 minutes  

The 35-minute play will take place at Pera Museum Auditorium and is free of charge. Suitable for children aged 3 and above and adults. Places are limited, reservations are not required. 

About Cengiz Özek 
Cengiz Özek, who synthesized his studies on traditional Turkish theatre “Karagöz” with modern theatre rules, brought a new perspective to the Turkish shadow theatre Karagöz with the plays “Garbage Monster”, “Enchanted Tree” and “Magic Lamp” written with a modern approach. He staged the children's play “My Little Star”, which he also wrote as a puppet play, with giant puppets and black theatre technique at Istanbul City Theatre. The plays that he both wrote and performed are also being staged at the Istanbul, Trabzon, Sivas, and Diyarbakır State Theaters under the direction of Cengiz Özek. With his Karagöz plays, which he wrote himself, dealing with environmental problems, he performed nearly a thousand shows at puppet festivals organized on five continents, gave conferences, and organized production and performance workshops on Karagöz. Özek, who has won various awards such as “Best Play” and “Best Actor” in various countries for his works, continues to serve as the president of the “Istanbul Karagöz Puppet Foundation”, the general art director of the “International Istanbul Puppet Festival” and the preparations for the establishment of the “Istanbul Puppet Museum-Theatre”.