: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
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: the art of manipulating puppets
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The 2025 edition of WOW fest will feature performers and troupes specializing in theater, dance, puppetry, music and spectacle events from San Diego, New York City, Texas, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 This year, the ceremony will feature performances by Seiwa Bunraku, a traditional puppetry troupe from Kumamoto Prefecture and tap dancer Kazunori Kumagai.—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025 For puppetry fans looking to engage beyond the festival’s performances, the Fine Arts Building will again host a hub with a cafe, shop and exhibits.—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025 The touring Broadway adaptation of the 2001 novel, which plays Denver’s Buell Theatre through March 30, blends philosophy, puppetry and brutal survival in a way that feels both unapologetic and surreal.—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puppetry
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