Galloping Hand →

Galloping Hand LLC is a creative theater partnership formed in 2014 for the purpose of theatrical education and public outreach.

OUR METHOD:

formulate — set specific goals and determine a starting point for the group
facilitate — present activities, games and exercises
radiate — showcase our work for each-other and our community

WHO WE ARE:

Ilgaz Ulusoy
→ Ilgaz has been working as a theatre performer and a writer since 2006. After getting her master's degree in Cultural Studies with a thesis entitled Seyyar Sahne: Exploring Craftsmanship in Acting, she decided to be a full time theatre creator. Since then she has been involved in various international interdisciplinary performance projects in Europe. Currently led by her interest focused on performer's body and voice in particular, she performs as an actress, singer and writer with a mix-abled dance theatre company Un-Label.
Kevin Casey
→ Kevin has a BA in Theatre and English Studies from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He attended the three year physical theater training at HELIKOS Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale in Florence, Italy, where he graduated in May, 2014. He has performed at Playwrights Horizons in New York City and in Seattle at the NW New Works Festival. Kevin has led physical theatre, mask making and mask play workshops internationally for storytellers, actors and children alike.

reach out → gallopinghand@gmail.com

Past Projects →

Lights Camera Action - Kessler Elementary School - Helena, MT (2017)

With a grant from the Helena Education Foundation, Galloping Hand LLC co-created a series of reader's theater and drama activities to improve reading comprehension and communication skills with Claudia Crase's fifth grade class.

Artist in Residence - Hawthorne Elementary School - Helena, MT (2017)

Galloping Hand was invited to Hawthorne school for four days of workshops with students K-5. We explored human movement, the effect of space on emotions, teamwork and storytelling through the world of Bunraku-style puppetry.

Shadow Puppet School - Radley Elementary School - East Helena, MT (2015)

Inspired by the tradition of Karagoz and Hacivat, traditional Turkish shadow puppets, we led a group of 2nd to 6th graders to develop paper puppet characters in a 6 week long project that explored the world of imagination and group storytelling.

Monster School - Eastgate Elementary School - East Helena, MT (2015)

For the K-1 graders at Eastgate Elementary School we introduced monsters from around the world through a series of interactive storytellings and student-created a monster hand puppets of their own design.

talk to us → gallopinghand@gmail.com