| 单词 | puppetry |
| 释义 | puppetry (once / 69526 pages) n If you make puppets or put on puppet shows — either as a hobby or a paid job — you practice the art of puppetry. If you draw a face on an old sock, put it on your hand, and make it act out dramatic scenes, that's puppetry. You may think of puppetry as kids' stuff, but people around the world consider it a valid form of theater. Puppetry has existed since at least the fifth century BCE, and it takes many forms. There's Japanese bunraku, in which puppeteers dressed in black maneuver wooden puppets against a black background. Italy is famous for inventing marionettes, highly complex puppets on strings. "The Muppet Show" and "Sesame Street" are also perfect examples of great puppetry in action. WORD FAMILYpuppetry: puppetries USAGE EXAMPLESThe “Before the Dawn” shows were phantasmagoric spectacles, involving video, choreography, lighting and puppetry. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, with magic and puppetry, and directed by Washington actor Tom Story. Washington Post(Nov 10, 2016) His staging of the opera, based on Homer’s tale, will use puppetry from Handspring Puppet Company posed before animated images. New York Times(Nov 09, 2016) 1n the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows Hyper art, artistry, prowess a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation 2n a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets) Hyper dramatisation, dramatization a dramatic representation |
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