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puppetry

[puhp-i-tree] / ˈpʌp ɪ tri /


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What passes for story amounts to little more than a two-dimensional cartoon rendered in human-flesh puppetry, courtesy of actors capable of much better, Cardellini included.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I discovered puppetry around the same time, because it’s sort of the center of that Venn diagram of crafts, fine arts, engineering and acting,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Henson, who died in 1990, revolutionized puppetry by making the rigid figures maneuverable, latterly through his Creature Shop, creating now-instantly recognizable characters like Kermit the Frog.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

Diane Paulus directs the production that includes puppetry by Basil Twist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

The cause of slavery has little to do with puppetry; it has much to do with man’s future.

From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett


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