Following a competitive open call process, Luke Casserly was chosen as the recipient of Strollers' PROPEL Award.
Luke Casserly is a multidisciplinary performance maker from Longford, Ireland. His work weaves together ecological research, autobiography, sound art, and place as a way of carving out space for new possibilities to emerge between live performance and physical landscapes. His projects have brought audiences through city streets, back gardens, train stations, beaches, and a bog in the Irish Midlands which have led to the creation of a network of wildflower meadows across Ireland (1000 Miniature Meadows, 2020-23), the planting of 1000 indigenous trees (Root, 2021), and the development of an organic perfume made using botanicals from the Irish bog (Distillation, 2023). Luke is a recipient of the Arts Council’s Next Generation Award and was selected for the Norman Houston Multidisciplinary Commissioning Award with Solas Nua (Washington DC), as well as the International Forum at Theatertreffen (Berlin Festspiele). He was recently appointed as a Biodiversity Artist in Residence with Dublin City Council, and worked with the Irish Architecture Foundation and 12th Field as the Bog Bothy Artist in Residence throughout 2025. He holds a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies (Trinity College Dublin) and a Diploma in Art and Ecology (NCAD). Luke is currently Creative Placemaking Associate with Workhouse Union in Callan, Co Kilkenny.
“Receiving the Strollers PROPEL Award feels like a real milestone for me. It's an incredible investment in the future of my practice that will allow me to develop ambitious new work and continue expanding my place-responsive practice through new collaborations and partnerships across the country. I can't wait to see what the next three years will bring.”