A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object—a puppet—to create the illusion of life. A puppeteer can operate a puppet either by the use of strings, rods, wires or simply their own hands. Some puppet styles require puppeteers to work in teams to create a single character.

There are a broad range of styles of puppetry that require puppeteers. There are shadow puppets, rod puppets, Marrionettes, Table-top puppets, body puppets, Hand or glove puppets, etc. Whatever the style, the puppeteer's role is to use manipulate the physical object in such a manner that the audience believes the object is imbued with life.

Sergey Obraztsov, frequently cited as the father of artistic puppetry, was skilled in finger puppeteering and showing puppeteering with his bare hands. His famous number was a dancing couple whose complicated tango movements had to be manipulated by seven puppeteers simultaneously.

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CenterdinATL (Center'd in Atlanta) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:47:10 -0000
Upcoming event: Center for Puppetry Arts Film Series - 8/15/2009 http://bit.ly/2lGDLr #atlanta
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#tsf No strings - The Wenatchee World Online - No stringsThe Wenatchee World OnlineIn the puppetry style TSF employ... http://ow.ly/16fl26
Neil Gaiman and the Twitterverse wrote a book, Hearts, Keys, and Puppetry, and it's free as a podcast: http://tinyurl.com/yj733ds
easthollow (daryl davis) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:46:31 -0000
Neil Gaiman and the Twitterverse wrote a book, Hearts, Keys, and Puppetry, and it's free as a podcast: http://tinyurl.com/yj733ds
@MarDixon Must in new year find out more about your puppetry!
andybodders (Andy Boddington) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:48:36 -0000
@MarDixon Must in new year find out more about your puppetry!
#10yearsago I left my full-time, salaried puppetry job to do indie work and (eventually) make the movie that starts preproduction on Monday!
puppetvision (Andrew) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:02:22 -0000
#10yearsago I left my full-time, salaried puppetry job to do indie work and (eventually) make the movie that starts preproduction on Monday!
#Toronto #puppetry Last chance to see Cinderella in Muddy York acclaimed puppet theatre. Gala New Years show $30 http://tinyurl.com/ydnspzu
Puppetmongers (Puppetmongers) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:19:06 -0000
#Toronto #puppetry Last chance to see Cinderella in Muddy York acclaimed puppet theatre. Gala New Years show $30 http://tinyurl.com/ydnspzu

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