I Gave Her My Heart, She Gave Me A Pen

The group known as the Paperhand Puppet Intervention puts on a big show every year that runs for 5 weeks in August and September. They offer 3 showings a week, and they sell out almost every night. We arrived 30 minutes before start time and had a picnic as the crowd filed in.


The performance this year was called "I am an Insect." The first scene was about a little girl watching all the insects play while her grandfather, the scientist, took a nap.




Notice the grandfather sleeping to the right of the stage.


One of the best things about the performance is the live band that plays the "soundtrack." It takes the show to a whole different level.


Don't forget about the rare break-dancing beetle.




I think I'm going to try to teach myself how to walk on stilts. It seems like so much fun.


While the show is geared towards people of all ages, there are some serious political and anti-capitalistic undertones.
Grasshoppers on bikes knocked over buckets of "oil and money" and shots were taken at our president. Most people in the crowd supported the views of the PPI, but you could see some people were very uncomfortable while many cheered in agreement.


The spider with glowing eyes was really cool. (Spiders are not insects are they?)




Every year they walk one large puppet through the crowd. Last year a 20 foot Buddha passed over the crowd with out stretched arms.

Check out their website for more puppets!
http://www.paperhand.org/