puppetry

noun

pup·​pet·​ry ˈpə-pə-trē How to pronounce puppetry (audio)
plural puppetries
1
: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
2
: the art of manipulating puppets

Examples of puppetry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bob Baker Marionette Theater is back with its annual celebration of puppetry shows exploring aspects of the city plus hands-on activities for children. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024 At the Creature Factory, Holt oversaw creative oversight of shop operations, which included animatronics, puppetry, special effects, talent, administrative matters and research and development, including in the realm of real-time 3D CG animation. Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024 Along with the student acts, the Fern Street Circus will have a variety of circus performances, such as a tight wire, puppetry, juggling and more. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024 Riddled with post-breakup woes after Haley temporarily ends their relationship, Rudy meets Isabella (Camila Mendes), a new love interest who encourages his dreams of puppetry, at a local Brazilian fish market. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024 The Stravinsky piece will include an actor and two-dimensional paper puppets created by England’s The Paper Cinema, whose work combines puppetry, music and theater with video technology and film. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024 There’s documentaries, there’s puppetry, there’s yarn stop-motion. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024 The actor studied improv at the Groundlings Comedy Theater in Los Angeles and now focuses on animation and puppetry (having worked on the Henson Company's '90s series Brats of the Lost Nebula). Sarah Weldon, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2023 Kohler and Basil Jones, a fellow Handspring founder, directed the production’s puppetry. Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of puppetry was in 1528

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“Puppetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppetry. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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