Allyssa Ayrand Nava 
Puppetry
- is a form of theatre or
performance which involves the
manipulation of puppets
Puppet
- is an inanimate object or
representational figure animated
or manipulated by an
entertainer, who is called
a puppeteer
Puppeteer
is a person who manipulates an
inanimate object, such as
a puppet, in real time to create the
illusion of life. The puppeteer may
be visible to or hidden from the
audience
Types
of
- 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.
Bunraku puppets
Bunraku puppets are a type of woodcarved puppet originally made to stand
out through torch illumination
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CARNIVAL OR BODY PUPPETS
- usually designed to be part of a
large spectacle. These are often used
in parades and demonstrations, and
are at least the size of a human and
often much larger
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-an extremely simple puppet variant
which fits onto a single finger
Sock puppet
- A puppet formed from a sock and
operated by inserting ones hand
inside the sock
- these are puppets controlled by one hand
which occupies the interior of the puppet
Human-arm puppet
Also called a "two-man puppet" or a
"Live-hand puppet"; it is similar to a hand
puppet but is larger and requires two
puppeteers. One puppeteer places a
hand inside the puppet's head and
operates its head and mouth, while the
other puppeteer wears gloves and
special sleeves attached to the puppet
in order to become the puppet's arms, so
that the puppet can perform arbitrary
hand gestures
Rod Puppet
- A puppet constructed around a
central rod secured to the head.
Water Puppet
 - a Vietnamese puppet form, the "Múa rối
nước". Múa rối nước literally means "puppets
that dance on water", an ancient tradition that
dates back to the tenth century
Shadow puppet
 - A cut-out figure held between a source of light
and a translucent screen. Shadow puppets can
form solid silhouettes or be decorated with
various amounts of cut-out details