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Greek Shadow Puppet Theatre, 16th Century
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After the golden age of Athenian drama, Greece’s performing arts stagnated. However, during the Turkish occupation, Greeks drew on an Eastern tradition of shadow puppet theatre. The stylized, colourful spectacles were satirical and bawdy, the main character (the fool Karaghiozis) joking at the expense of his Turkish masters.
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