: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
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: the art of manipulating puppets
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There was no traditional puppetry, but instead, powerful vocals and movement inspired by griot storytelling.—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025 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, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025 The classical ballet choreography is supplemented with acrobatics and puppetry.—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025 In that spirit, Viking had arranged for us to be greeted by a dragon dance—which several passengers joined—and performances of traditional Chinese theater and puppetry.—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puppetry
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