puppetry

Periodically throughout the movie, the Candyman legend is unfurled for us in a series of beautifully executed sequences of shadow puppetry.
Candyman Teases Out New Relevance From a ‘90s Horror Classic|Stephanie Zacharek|August 27, 2021|Time
At that point, in a bit of cosmic puppetry, the descent stage lowered the rover gently to the surface on nylon cables.
What Perseverance, NASA's New Mars Rover, Will Be Doing in its Years on the Red Planet|Jeffrey Kluger|February 18, 2021|Time
It was a hand, it was a puppet, it was half-CGI, but mostly puppetry.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson|Alex Suskind|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The prints were inspired by characters that populate Sicilian street fairs and puppetry stages.
Ode to Joy: Dolce, Versace and Bottega in Milan for Spring 2013|Robin Givhan|September 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The neighbors, an elderly couple, help Molly, who is mute, to stage an elaborate puppetry show.
Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|July 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The animal realm comes alive to us as puppetry, and the human invention of war comes to seem more and more unreal.
War Horse Rides to Broadway|Lawrence Osborne|April 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Watching these creatures move across the stage is to be reminded how ancient an art puppetry is.
War Horse Rides to Broadway|Lawrence Osborne|April 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Still he had no delight in shuffling a puppetry; he would have preferred automatic figures.
The Celt and Saxon, Complete|George Meredith
They are sick of the woodeny puppetry they dispense, as on a race-course to the roaring frivolous.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith
He was too studied a believer in the puppetry of men and women to make them more than ridiculous.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for puppetry

puppetry

/ (ˈpʌpɪtrɪ) /

noun

the art of making and manipulating puppets and presenting puppet shows

unconvincing or specious presentation

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