puppeteer


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one who operates puppets or marionettes

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The puppeteer then emerged with a frog-like puppet that bathed itself in the dog's bowl and nervously interacted with the seated children.
Today, the puppeteer uses her "handy" skills in a new DVD series called Phonics 4 Babies, featuring a cast of playful puppets to engage babies and toddlers and jump-start them on the path to early speech.
Professor Majico, puppeteer Eddie Hughes, is the Punch And Judy man in The Village, Rhyl.
I would like another female puppeteer in the arena; I'd like someone to play with."
Renowned French puppeteer Massimo Schuster also has an abiding love for epics, having toured with I'Illiade, The Song of Roland and Shakespeare's Macbeth the world over.
He began by taking a class at a local theater, then moved on to work as a puppeteer's apprentice.
"It takes a while to get through this getting-to-know-you phase, and then the puppet suddenly feels like an extension of your body," says painter, sculptor, and puppeteer Erica Flannes.
The puppeteer has long been expected to comment upon the current political situation, and can easily turn an episode from the Mahabharata into a commentary on something contemporary.
as a theater arts major, he puppeteered on children's shows for local television stations and became a member of a local performing troupe where he met teenager Frank Oz.
"It's a delightful piece, nothing heavy, which is what I like about it," says Twist--whose vision nevertheless requires 65 puppets, 12 puppeteers, a company of opera singers, and a chamber orchestra.
She develops a daring plan to force the puppeteer to take her on as a helper.
Taylor's version coolers on the figure of the Charlatan, transformed into a Napoleon-sized puppeteer (Richard Chen See) who faces down a brief rebellion to reestablish his autocracy.
She is drawn to the puppeteer's stage as if by magnetism, and she is suddenly determined to learn the art of puppeteering.