![]() Widely known for just one phrase, Spatharis and Karagiozis became famous and cult heroes in 1966 Greece, when the Experimental Television Station was inaugurated and "Listen, listen!” as well as "We will eat, we will drink and we will sleep hungry" were first heard. Before the start of the shows, he gave a speech about the art of Karagiozis’ plays. During the winter, he used to play in Athenian houses along with Evgenios. Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the biggest fans of Shadow Theater and used to attend Spatharis’s performances in Platanos of Kifissia. He traveled all over the world and received great critiques and special honors. In 1953 Evgenios Spatharis started working abroad giving international plays and became one of our best ambassadors. There is no Greek who doesn’t know and doesn’t love Karagiozis and his company. After all, the difficult conditions of the German occupation certainly didn’t allow him to pursue architecture, which he loved.Īs a consequence, he started his career at the Shadow Theater and until 1950 he toured cities, giving performances in cinemas and theater. However, when his father fell ill in 1942, Evgenios was forced to replace him, thus taking a completely different path in his life. That’s why his father, the famous puppeteer Sotiris Spatharis, hadn’t initially introduced him to the secrets of his art. When he was young he wanted to become an architect. ![]() His name is inextricably linked to Karagiozis plays and consequently to the history of modern Greece.Įvgenios Spatharis was a true shadow theater artist and puppeteer of a folk hero, but also a painter with a rich color palette. Evgenios Spatharis was the father of the Shadow Theater.
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