
Depending on the school's membership the puppets can perform different movements. The puppets of the school of Palermo are lightweight and adjustable but are difficult to handle, they measure about eighty centimeters high, an iron bar is placed in them passing through the torso and the head, in order to support them, then there is another iron bar placed in the right arm that allows it to move a wire running through a closed hand allows the puppet to pull off and put back the sword. Then there is a wire connected to the puppet left knee, which allows the puppet to kneel, to articulate a step etc. The puppets of the school of Catania are heavier, have fixed limbs, but are easy to handle. These puppets are characterized by their height, which is around four feet or thirty inches, there is a major iron bar and a secondary one that allows the puppeteers to move the puppet's right hand which carries the sword. As already stated the arts are not articulated, the puppet of Catania school shows a structure very high and very heavy, which can reach up to 16 kg, this situation implies a certain difficulty in handling, the puppeteers in fact work on axles called bridge which is placed behind the backdrop.