 Some performers displayed their szopkas together with puppets in a form of a street theatre.In some, movable puppets were replaced with immobile wooden figurines.At times subject-specific puppets or figurines were and are being added to illustrate elements of Polish culture, ranging from historical figures like winged hussars and Tadeusz Kościuszko, through the legendary sorcerer Pan Twardowski and Dragon of Wawel, to contemporary politicians or artists.