If you ever doubted that fire was alive, that water could smile, that the very stones could dance, then doubt no more: Paperhand Puppet Intervention, a band of artists, musicians and craftspeople, ...

If the thought of Wall Street executives enjoying $100 million bonuses while millions struggle to pay the bills sets your blood boiling, the Paperhand Puppet Intervention offers the opportunity to see ...

Althea Clayton, a puppeteer with Paperhand Puppet Intervention, looks out from a river puppet during a rehearsal for the organization’s show, “The Gift,” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the Forest ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention rehearsals start with a warm-up. The performers stretch or play a game together. This puts them in the right headspace for the show they’re preparing. Sometimes the ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention is getting back on its feet after the destruction of Tropical Storm Chantal. The group is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new show called "The Gift." It tells the ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention and Grammy nominees Pierce and Nnenna Freelon are performing a show Wednesday at DPAC called, “Where Our Spirits Reside.” Giant puppets are teaming up with a couple of ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention's fanciful summer stage show is back. The local group known for its puppets of all kinds and sizes will return to both the Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill and then the N.C.

Paperhand Puppet Intervention's 19th annual summer show launches this Friday in Chapel Hill and will eventually make its way to Raleigh in September. The popular outdoor puppet show features puppets ...

Inside Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s studio in the heart of Saxapahaw, visitors and arts lovers are encouraged and invited to come by and get their hands dirty. Paperhand Puppet Intervention has ...

After five years in Vegas, Shana Tucker was ready to come home. She’d accepted a job offer from Cirque du Soleil in 2011. The high-profile production company needed a cellist who could sing – check ...

Just before midnight, Mary Radulescu heard the knock on her apartment door and the insistent voices telling her to move her car. The Haw River had flooded downtown Saxapahaw, rising so high that it ...