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
Built in the 1980s, its use declined as long-string marionettes fell out of fashion in favour of glove and rod puppets like The Muppets.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022
He looked behind him at the four crude pine crates the marionettes were packed in, strapped to the back.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
