puppet show
Hand-operated theater
A puppet show is a theatrical performance using puppets—figures manipulated by hand, strings, or rods to create the illusion of independent movement.
The term covers everything from children's entertainment to sophisticated artistic productions.
Figuratively, a puppet show suggests something staged or controlled from behind the scenes: The trial was a puppet show orchestrated by the regime.
- BunrakuJapanese puppet theater tradition
- marionettesString-controlled theatrical figures
- playRecreation or staged drama
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- morality playDrama teaching ethical lessons
musical · children's entertainment · pulling strings · string pulling · folk theater · performance · ventriloquist · Punch and Judy · glove · booth · stage curtain · Judy · whimsy · storytelling · children · curtain · felt · fabric
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- puppetrymarionette, marionettes, marionette strings, Bunraku, bunraku
- cultural presentationsfolk dance, traditional dance, cultural festival, ethnic music, folk music
- drama activitiesschool play, drama class, role-playing, skit, monologue
- live actscomedy act, circus act, variety act, solo act, clown act
- stage showsplays, musicals, dramas, comedies, tragedies
puppet showstage play
Live theatrical work
dramatic performance · ballet · opera · one-man show · stand-up comedy
puppet showgrand opera
Fully sung dramatic spectacle
West End show · symphony orchestra · theatrical spectacle · stadium concert
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