0 a person who entertains with puppets
1 a person who makes or uses puppets
And not only must the puppeteer 'dance' with his marionette, but he must transpose himself into its centre of gravity.
It seems that any artificial intervention has been regarded as compromising the ultra-sensitive control of the puppet by the puppeteer.
Nowadays, puppeteers are in the habit of constructing their own puppets and ritual ceremonies preceding such construction are no longer observed.
In the past it was not the tradition for puppeteers to construct the puppets they would be animating.
The puppeteers kept their faces bowed and thus their own presence was de-animated, allowing the puppet to command one's focus.
All this has led to a severe spiritual and material displacement of puppeteers, who no longer seem to be integral to society.
The puppets seldom came alive in the hands of the puppeteer.
Economic changes have now made it expedient for puppeteers to construct their own puppets, which are mainly used for the entertainment of tourists.
