: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
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: the art of manipulating puppets
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This interactive show for all ages features Bay area drag performance artist Black Benatar leading lip sync battles, surprise guest artist and puppetry.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 In a unique partnership with Chinese artist He Xian, Penhaligon’s narrative was brought to life through traditional Chinese shadow puppetry, which acted as a backdrop to the retrospective.—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 Continuing their tradition of blending tactile puppetry with digital innovation, Lavis and Szczerbowski reaffirm their status as pioneers in contemporary animation.—Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 June 2025 This musical adaptation incorporates puppetry and debuted at England’s Leeds Playhouse in 2023.—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puppetry
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