Paperhand's 25th Annual Show: The Gift

Sat Sep 06 2025 at 06:20 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-04:00

The Forest Theatre | Chapel Hill

Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Publisher/HostPaperhand Puppet Intervention
Paperhand's 25th Annual Show: The Gift
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Paperhand Puppet Project presents:
THE GIFT
August 15 - September 28
at The Forest Theatre at UNC in Chapel Hill
Shows Fridays - Sundays + a Labor Day show!
Tickets on sale later this summer
More info about our show: https://www.paperhandpuppet.org/thegift
Stories move on the water. The water moves in all things. Life moves in dynamic patterns that weave like currents and rich tapestries that shape who we are. Are we individual drops in this vast ocean of miraculous possibility? Or are we the ocean itself: whole and moving as one, expressing the infinite flow of the universe? We may sometimes fall short of such states of grace. We readily receive the gifts the world provides with no explicit expectations in return. Yet reciprocity could very well be our best pathway to survival. We can decide to give back, and now is the time. We were built for this. Made for it.
We humbly request the gift of your presence as we seek this balance. Let the Grandmothers tell you a story that you didn’t know you needed. Let the water protectors and heroines of justice sing you a song of resilience. Let us share a moment of connection, wonder and gratitude. Let us create this, our future, together -- through art!
Join us in honoring the rare gift that is life on Earth as we celebrate Paperhand’s 25th year! Come and experience the magic of giant puppets, masks, stilts, painted cardboard and cloth, illuminated puppets and shadows all set to original live music in a performance for all ages.
This year we're excited to collaborate with Jaki Shelton Green again!
See you at the show!
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The Forest Theatre, Chapel Hill, United States

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