marionette

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And in Burbank, a group of kids ages 9 to 14 known as the Zuppeteers is putting on marionette shows with “no entrance fee and no outside stressors,” according to its Instagram page.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Street performing in the square dates back to 1662 at least, when Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary about a marionette show.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

At one point, he seems to become a marionette: the vertical line of the microphone stand dividing him in two, with gyrating arms and legs seemingly independent of each other.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

A classic marionette might have eight to 10 strings.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

His long, whiskery brows moved like strings on a marionette.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate