What is puppetry?

I believe puppetry is an extremely complex and multifaceted art form; encompassing carpentry, painting, and costume skills, as well as voice and acting skills that must make an inanimate object come alive. Above all, it involves cooperation--whether someone makes a puppet for someone else to awaken, or if multiple people must collaborate to create or animate a puppet. Though puppetry can be entertaining and fun, there is certainly a lot of labor, dedication, and forethought that goes into it.