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How is water puppetry different from other forms of puppetry?

The fundamental difference is that the stage of water puppetry is the water surface itself. The artisans stand behind the curtain, using poles or strings to make the wooden puppets rise, dive and move across the water, while the audience cannot see the control mechanism. The water is both the performance environment and the element that conceals the technique.

From the article “Water Puppetry: the Thuy Dinh Pavilion, Chú Tễu, Classic Skits and How Artists Control Puppets Underwater”