The puppeteer manipulates the puppets using a split bamboo stick that runs down the middle of the puppet.

The puppeteers sit behind the screen and manipulate the puppets based on the scene being played.

Some very experienced puppeteers can manipulate their puppets to perform various stunts, for example, somersaults in the air.

The puppeteers manipulate the puppets under the light, while they position themselves unseen against the black unlit background.

As the players manipulated the puppets, placing them on the screen and then moving them away, they create the illusion of the figures suddenly materializing and then fading out.