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A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre.
There are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made of a wide range of materials, depending on their form and intended use. They can be extremely complex or very simple in their construction. They may even be found objects.
Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) discusses puppets in On the Motion of Animals.
Puppetry by its nature is a flexible and inventive medium, and many puppet companies work with combinations of puppet forms, and incorporate real objects into their performances. They might, for example, incorporate "performing objects" such as torn paper for snow, or a sign board with words as narrative devices within a production. The following are, alphabetically, the basic and conventional forms of puppet:
A form of puppetry where the puppets are operated on a stage lit only with ultraviolet lighting, which both hides the puppeteer and accentuates the colours of the puppet. The puppeteers perform dressed in black against a black background, with the background and costume normally made of black velvet. The puppeteers manipulate the puppets under the light, while they position themselves unseen against the black unlit background. Controlling what the audience sees is a major responsibility of any puppeteer, and blacklight lighting provides a new way of accomplishing this. Puppets of all sizes and types are able to be used, and glow in a powerful and magical way. The original concept of this form of puppetry can be traced to Bunraku puppetry.
Actors: Bret Roberts (actor), Bobby Reed (actor), Evan Boymel (actor), Jeannetta Arnette (actress), Nick Gomez (actor), Nathan Phillips (actor), Aida Lembo (actress), Jere Burns (actor), Hallie Jordan (actress), Alexander Leeb (actor), John Ruby (actor), Kira Legg (actress), Jaime Alvarez (actor), Blaise Embry (producer), Blaise Embry (actor),
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Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Short,Actors: Tanner Agle (editor), Tanner Agle (producer), Tanner Agle (writer), Tanner Agle (director), Jack Caswell (actor), Jack Bensinger (actor), Jack Bensinger (actor), Aaron Kelly (actor),
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Keywords: number-in-titleActors: Torrence Hall (miscellaneous crew), Mike Tristano (miscellaneous crew), Richard Azurdia (actor), Iran Daniel (actress), JoJo Henrickson (actor), Al Bravo (actor), Armando Valdes-Kennedy (actor), Rogelio Fojo (writer), Rogelio Fojo (producer), Rogelio Fojo (director), Rick Federman (actor), Nayan Raina (actor), Deek McNeill (actor), Brandy Lopez (actress), Leonardo Meza (producer),
Genres: Action, Adventure,Actors: Mad Martian (writer), Mad Martian (actor), Mad Martian (editor), Mad Martian (writer), Brandon Carmody (writer), Brandon Carmody (editor), Brandon Carmody (composer), Mark Vetanen (writer), Mark Vetanen (director), Mark Vetanen (editor), Mark Vetanen (producer), Belle Suzanne Raymond (miscellaneous crew), Belle Suzanne Raymond (writer), Sean Holt (actor), Mike C. Smith (writer),
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Keywords: 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, anal-penetration, anal-rape, anal-sex, aryan-brotherhood, ass, bakery, barrio