The project of the Karagoz in the streat. Istanbul, 2015.
The 4th New York City Shadow Slam. Chinese Theatre Work. 2019.
Washington DC Culture Festival. 2018.
Puppetmaster Ayhan Hulagu.
The cultural heritage of humanity in United States. 2017.
That Damn Puppet Slam. Florida. 2019.
Workshop at Fort Lauderdale. 2019.
Fairfax Regional Library. Virgina. 2018.
Hulagu staged a number of shadow plays in various parts of Turkey. In 2015, he launched the Karagoz Trilogy, ‘Karagoz in the streets,’ ‘Karagoz on the Road, and ‘Karagoz Returns Home.’
Hacivat (left) and Karagoz are the main characters of the traditional shadow theatre of Anatolia.
Hulagu made history as the first artist to introduce Karagoz character —in its 700 years history– to Broadway.
Karagoz show is performed on a white curtain with a figure called tasvirs, which are made from camel or water buffalo hide manipulated with sticks.
Karagoz figures are made from camel or buffalo leather in traditional way.
A single artist impersonates almost 20 characters at the same time and performs the play on his own by improvising.
The Swing. Scriptwriter:Muhittin Sevlien. Performer: Ayhan Hulagu.
Washington DC Turkish Festival. 2018.
Karagoz is declared as an intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 2019.
United States Karagoz Theatre Company displayed lots of shadow plays in the earth, especially in America. Ayhan Hulagu had been invited to international festivals and Broadway.
