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puppetry

puh puh tree

  • n  the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows
  • n  a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)

  • Much of this musical puppetry is the work of one man, whom Glay deliberately avoided.
  • As a centerpiece he ordered a big central clock ("Meet me under the clock") that contains puppetry: every half-hour, shoppers see a little "show" keyed to the folkways of a .
  • Jim Henson can be credited with many accomplishments: he had the most profound influence on children of any entertainer of his time; he adapted the ancient art of puppetry to the .
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  • Christy Carlson Romano in San Francisco Chronicle
    The puppetry for me right now is the easiest thing,says Romano, looking like an urban cowgirl in frayed jeans, boots, a loose red top and the word "GRACE" tattooed on the inside of her right wrist. "Once you actually feel yourself...
  • Ronnie Burkett in National Post
    Burkett agrees: "Puppetry has always been the domain of the loner weirdo, and certainly in my day you did it in your basement alone."
  • Jim Henson in Orlando Sentinel
    Muppet creator Jim Henson called Mr. Blackwood "one of the most gifted and innovative artists in the field of puppetry."

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