Karagiozis

The rebellious ERT show with Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis on the microphones of Voice of Greece. Today we learn... About a traffic fine that reached 1.4 million dollars! About the Makrykostas and the Kontogiorgis families who didn’t want to gamble their lives on a coin toss... About t...

The Karagiozis player, Tasos Konstas, brings the beloved heroes of Shadow Theater to ERT. The “paraga” (traditional Greek shadow theater setup) is set up in the Radiomegaro! Step into the magical world behind the screen… A lit stage… The ritual of the performance… Karagiozis and his friends take us on a journey through the stories of our lives, past and present. And yes, they’ll be here for tomorrow as well… Come on in… Oh, what fun awaits!

“Satire weeps in front of what it sees today, if only Karagiozis was no longer needed”, says Athos Danellis, one of the few remaining puppeteers. On Saturday, March 30rd, 2024, on the show “Historical Walks” with Marilena Katsimi, we talked about the History of Karagiozis on the occasion of the ...