In 1998 Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s directors Donovan Zimmerman and Jan Burger met. Since then they have been using cardboard, cornstarch, bamboo, your old house paints and other assorted junk (treasure to us!) to create incredible giant puppets, masks, shadow plays and performances for all ages.
The folks at Paperhand Puppet Intervention tell stories, beat drums, sew cloth, get sweaty, push boundaries and carry heavy things to help make the world a better place. Our parades, pageants, and performances are celebrations for everyone to enjoy!
Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s mission is to use diverse styles of puppetry and artistic expression to create works that inspire, promote social change and are deeply rewarding for all involved. These styles include: giant puppets, rod puppets, shadow puppetry, masks, stilt dancing and anything under the sky that strikes our fancy. We will also synthesize many art forms including, but never limited to, sculpting, painting, dance, music, improvisation, costume design, set design and theater. We will use this puppetry, performance and creativity to undermine and eradicate greed, hate and fear and promote justice, equality and peace.
We are celebrants. We are activists. We are puppeteers.