Puppetry
noun
The art of making and moving puppets for performance and entertainment.
She has a deep interest in puppetry and wants to make it her career.
Often appears as...
- puppetry show
- puppetry theatre
noun
The action of controlling someone else's actions or decisions, similar to how a puppeteer controls a puppet.
The report accused the administration of puppetry, with decisions being made behind closed doors.
Often appears as...
- puppetry of the government
- accused of puppetry
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Colloquial
noun
The art of making and moving puppets for performance and entertainment.
She has a deep interest in puppetry and wants to make it her career.
Often appears as...
- puppetry show
- puppetry theatre
noun
The action of controlling someone else's actions or decisions, similar to how a puppeteer controls a puppet.
The report accused the administration of puppetry, with decisions being made behind closed doors.
Often appears as...
- puppetry of the government
- accused of puppetry
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Performance Art
Puppetry is a creative storytelling method using dolls or figures.
The festival's highlight was a spectacular puppetry adaptation of a folk tale.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Diversity
Different cultures use various puppetry styles like shadow, rod, or string puppets.
I attended a Balinese shadow puppetry show which depicted ancient myths.
Pro Tip 3/3Skillful Artistry
Puppetry involves skills like crafting, voice acting, and precise movements.
The puppeteer's skill in puppetry brought the characters to life with emotion.
Pro Tip 1/3Performance Art
Puppetry is a creative storytelling method using dolls or figures.
The festival's highlight was a spectacular puppetry adaptation of a folk tale.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Diversity
Different cultures use various puppetry styles like shadow, rod, or string puppets.
I attended a Balinese shadow puppetry show which depicted ancient myths.
Pro Tip 3/3Skillful Artistry
Puppetry involves skills like crafting, voice acting, and precise movements.
The puppeteer's skill in puppetry brought the characters to life with emotion.
Pro Tip 1/3Performance Art
Puppetry is a creative storytelling method using dolls or figures.
The festival's highlight was a spectacular puppetry adaptation of a folk tale.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Diversity
Different cultures use various puppetry styles like shadow, rod, or string puppets.
I attended a Balinese shadow puppetry show which depicted ancient myths.
Pro Tip 3/3Skillful Artistry
Puppetry involves skills like crafting, voice acting, and precise movements.
The puppeteer's skill in puppetry brought the characters to life with emotion.
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Life lessons from a...
she said well alright I'll give you a little tip she said the first thing you want to do is it's just about dropping the thumb it's not like this because if you did that then your puppet would be going like this so it's all dropping so I'm gonna give you your first lesson in puppetry or your hands out we're gonna count no it's f you drop your thumb on
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Bunker Roy: Learning...
Where the percentage of illiteracy is very high, we use puppetry. Puppets is the way we communicate.
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Learning from a barefoot...
where this percentage of illiteracy is very high we use puppetry puppet is the way we communicate
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Life lessons from a...
she said well alright I'll give you a little tip she said the first thing you want to do is it's just about dropping the thumb it's not like this because if you did that then your puppet would be going like this so it's all dropping so I'm gonna give you your first lesson in puppetry or your hands out we're gonna count no it's f you drop your thumb on
Video examples
Bunker Roy: Learning...
Where the percentage of illiteracy is very high, we use puppetry. Puppets is the way we communicate.
Video examples
Learning from a barefoot...
where this percentage of illiteracy is very high we use puppetry puppet is the way we communicate
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Quote examples
Steve Zissis
American Actor
I directed the play 'Amadeus' with puppets way back in the day for theater. I also studied puppetry at the Eugene and Neil Center with a lot of the 'Sesame Street' people, so I do have a little bit of a history with puppetry.
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Jim Henson
American Entertainer
But with The Dark Crystal, instead of puppetry we're trying to go toward a sense of realism - toward a reality of creatures that are actually alive and we're mixing up puppetry and all kinds of other techniques.
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Rick Baker
American Inventor
Sometimes we think of a creature like a person in a suit, but then you have limitations of two eyes and two legs - they have to see and breathe. I got more into puppetry because it offered more possibilities.
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Rob McClure
American Actor
Puppet camp truly redefined my preconceptions of puppetry... I'll never forget learning that before a puppet can speak... he has to inhale. It's those details that make the characters truly come to life.
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William Jackson
American Director
The journalism school helped me develop writing skills, and I had been enjoying cartooning from a very young age. My interest in puppetry, however, came much later.
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Kate Micucci
American Actress
I really like doing puppetry; I'm not sure if it will find its way into 'Big Bang,' but it always does seem to find its way into a lot of things.
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Nina Conti
English Actress
I make napkins talk in restaurants, socks talk on car journeys. There is an awful lot of puppetry going on in the house.
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James Bobin
English Director
The joy of puppetry is that it is very simple and low-fi, which I love.
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Steve Zissis
American Actor
I directed the play 'Amadeus' with puppets way back in the day for theater. I also studied puppetry at the Eugene and Neil Center with a lot of the 'Sesame Street' people, so I do have a little bit of a history with puppetry.
Quote examples
Jim Henson
American Entertainer
But with The Dark Crystal, instead of puppetry we're trying to go toward a sense of realism - toward a reality of creatures that are actually alive and we're mixing up puppetry and all kinds of other techniques.
Quote examples
Rick Baker
American Inventor
Sometimes we think of a creature like a person in a suit, but then you have limitations of two eyes and two legs - they have to see and breathe. I got more into puppetry because it offered more possibilities.
Quote examples
Rob McClure
American Actor
Puppet camp truly redefined my preconceptions of puppetry... I'll never forget learning that before a puppet can speak... he has to inhale. It's those details that make the characters truly come to life.
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William Jackson
American Director
The journalism school helped me develop writing skills, and I had been enjoying cartooning from a very young age. My interest in puppetry, however, came much later.
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Kate Micucci
American Actress
I really like doing puppetry; I'm not sure if it will find its way into 'Big Bang,' but it always does seem to find its way into a lot of things.
Quote examples
Nina Conti
English Actress
I make napkins talk in restaurants, socks talk on car journeys. There is an awful lot of puppetry going on in the house.
Quote examples
James Bobin
English Director
The joy of puppetry is that it is very simple and low-fi, which I love.
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