marionettes

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My timings, my instincts, the way that I thought, the way I saw it in my head could be expressed through these really high-tech marionettes on a computer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

The duo was accompanied by vintage marionettes and their handlers, who played backup dancers in the shapes of jellyfish, cats and aliens.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

An air of phoniness looms over the characters, who appear like marionettes in Coté’s cool, distant tableaux.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

"In the 1940s marionettes were the predominant style of puppetry, then television came along with The Muppets and that become the predominant image of puppetry," Mr Mander said.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

The puppets—marionettes, he could see now that they were marionettes hanging off the wall—were spookily realistic, and yet like nothing he’d ever seen.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker