Difference between revisions of "Tableau"
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| + | A [[tableau vivant]] (or simply [[tableau]]) is a French term used in theatre to refer to a silent, static scene, performed by actors or models in costume - thus combining aspects of theatre and the visual arts. | ||
| + | (Sometimes one finds it referred to in the plural as [[tableaus]] in Englosh. In [[Afrikaans]] it is known as a '''[[tablo]]''' and [[tablos]].) | ||
| − | + | Strictly speaking the French term originally referred to a small desk, but is now more commonly known internationally as the term for what may be termed a "living picture". | |
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| + | In theatrical terms this normally points to a silent, static scene, performed by actors or models in costume - thus combining aspects of theatre and the visual arts. | ||
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| + | Today the practice is also found in some films and TV dramas, and continues as a live entertainment in the "[[living statues]] of [[street performers]]. | ||
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| + | It has also been a feature of the visual arts, occurring in many works of the Romantic, Aesthetic, Symbolist, Pre-Raphaelite, and Art Nouveau movements for instance. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableau_vivant], i.e. "living picture") and ''historical enactment''. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableau_vivant], i.e. "living picture") and ''historical enactment''. | ||
Revision as of 06:26, 26 March 2020
A tableau vivant (or simply tableau) is a French term used in theatre to refer to a silent, static scene, performed by actors or models in costume - thus combining aspects of theatre and the visual arts.
(Sometimes one finds it referred to in the plural as tableaus in Englosh. In Afrikaans it is known as a tablo and tablos.)
Strictly speaking the French term originally referred to a small desk, but is now more commonly known internationally as the term for what may be termed a "living picture".
In theatrical terms this normally points to a silent, static scene, performed by actors or models in costume - thus combining aspects of theatre and the visual arts.
Today the practice is also found in some films and TV dramas, and continues as a live entertainment in the "living statues of street performers.
It has also been a feature of the visual arts, occurring in many works of the Romantic, Aesthetic, Symbolist, Pre-Raphaelite, and Art Nouveau movements for instance.
Sources
[1], i.e. "living picture") and historical enactment.
