: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
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: the art of manipulating puppets
Examples of puppetry in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe mostly stop-motion science fiction/fantasy film eschewed dialogue in favor of visual storytelling and incorporated puppetry and live-action performances.—Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 May 2024 The cast will perform some of the numbers for the first time at the Bowl show that will feature the Broadway production’s award-winning costumes, set design and innovative puppetry.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2024 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
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