Our 2024 Production:
Earth & Sky
A Great Gathering For All Beings

The creatures of the world are on the move!
They gather now to speak and find a way forward together.
You are invited to join the solutionary movement towards
collective liberation and survival.
In the spirit of mutual respect, reciprocity and healing, we gather to inspire each other into the future we build.
They, and we, welcome your presence, your attention, and your curiosity.
Paperhand’s 24th annual giant summer spectacle feature giant puppets, masks, stilts, illuminated beings and shadow puppets. Don’t miss this great gathering for the ages.
There is no being, only being with.

Purchase Asheville Tickets

We are very excited to announce that our new show will be going on the road to Asheville, NC in Spring of 2025!
Join us for TWO shows at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts on April 26th at 7:30pm and April 27th at 2pm!
(These dates were originally scheduled for November 9th and 10th, but were postponed due to recovery efforts in Western NC after Tropical Storm Helene)

  • "Just know you are greatly loved and appreciated. I love the degree of audience participation right up to getting to get up on the stage and be right under that magnificent lit up lichen Goddess. I envy your sculpting skill and am determined to learn how to make lantern puppets. Overall, I guess I just have to say that it's the magic your beautiful team creates.”

  • “Went last night and it was awesome, perfect setting with real cicadas singing along and lightning bugs dancing around the audience. Great work again, guys. You are a local treasure, I'll never take it for granted.”

  • “Last night was our first time seeing you at the Forest Theatre as we always go to the art museum shows. What a great experience to be at the opening show with all that energy flowing from the stage. Keep up the fantastic work.”

  • “This year was just amazing, as much as the visual is the musical performance. All of it is fantastic. You will be happy you participated.”

  • "This was the best I have seen in all respects - music, costumes, choreography, narration, music, shadow show."

  • "Loved The Council of All Beings represented in this year’s production. Thank you Paperhand for fostering our interdependence and interconnectedness!"

Photos by Todd McPhail Photography

Paperhand creates magic and inspires wonder.

For 25 years, Paperhand has worked to inspire and nurture a deeper connection with the Earth and its creatures for thousands of people of all walks of life.

We strive to make art that heals.

Each year we write, create, build and perform a large summer production-play-extravaganza. These performances last about an hour and a half, include an ensemble of professional musicians who create an original score of music and involve a cast of puppeteers, which has included as many as twenty-eight performers.

The show is a giant puppet spectacle production for all ages featuring masks, stilts, painted flats, cardboard trickery, illuminated puppets and shadows. All of this art moves! Our work comes to life with a fantastic score played LIVE by the Paperhand Band!

Our Summer show is attended by over 25,000 every year!

Majority of our shows sell out ahead of time, so we recommend buying tickets online.

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Thank You To Our Partners & Sponsors!