We visited Paperhand Puppet Intervention in Durham, North Carolina. They collaborate with the local community to perform large shows, march in parades and facilitate school experiences as well as participate in protests and generally make some old fashioned puppet noise.
Many of their stories are centered around nature and environmental issues but they have a wide range of topics from John Henry stories to the enlightenment of Buddha.
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Very interesting, I would like to see a show with that stuff in it.
wow those puppets are beautiful!
nice one
I would have liked to hear more about sustainability issues surrounding the artist community in Durham. I know that old mills have been converted into art spaces on the coat tails of area gentrification and emerging cultural tourism. Associated jobs have turned from stable manufacturing with benefits to the low end service type. This guy is clearly very liberal, and his group does puppet shows with recycled materials about loving the earth. How does his role as an artist in his community affect the local population?