On April 23rd, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, in this workshop where traditional shadow puppetry techniques are learned, and fun shadow puppets are designed, children draw a sea creature they imagine in a jointed way inspired by Karagöz figures. At the end of the workshop, the children transform the figures, which they decorate with colored gelatins, pieces of tulle and their imagination into puppets using scissors and knives, and bring their imagination to the stage by animating the puppets they have designed on the shadow screen.
Instructor: Cengiz Özek Shadow Theatre
Capacity: 20 people
Duration: 60 minutes
The event is free of charge; reservation is required.
The event will take place at the Pera Museum.
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. 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”.
French artist Félix Ziem is one of the most original landscape painters of the 19thcentury. The exhibition Wanderer on the Sea of Light presents Ziem as an artist who left his mark on 19th century painting and who is mostly known for his paintings of Istanbul and Venice, where the city and the sea are intertwined.
Félix Ziem is accepted as one of the well-known artists of the romantic landscape painting, and has been followed closely by art lovers and collectors of all periods since. He had a profound influence on generations of artists after him, and was the first artist whose works were acquired by the Louvre while he was still alive.
Pera Museum presents an exhibition of French artist Félix Ziem, one of the most original landscape painters of the 19th century. The exhibition Wanderer on the Sea of Light presents Ziem as an artist who left his mark on 19th century painting and who is mostly known for his paintings of Istanbul and Venice, where the city and the sea are intertwined. Through the exhibition, we will be sharing detailed information about the artist and the artworks.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
