tableau vivant
STATIC SCENE CONTAINING ONE OR MORE ACTORS OR MODELS
Tableau Vivant; Tableaux vivant; Tableaux-vivants; Tableaux Vivant; Tableaux vivants; Tableau vivants; Tableau-vivant; Living picture; Poses plastiques; Tableau (art); Tableau (arts); Tableau (fine art); Tableau (fine arts); Tableau (performance); Tableau (performance art); Tableau (visual art); Tableau (visual arts); Tableau (photography); Tableau (theatre); Tableau (theater); Tableau (theatrical); Tableau (theatrical arts); Tableau (stage); Pose plastique; Living tableaux
[?tabl??'vi:v? ableau vivant]
¦ noun (plural tableaux vivants pronunciation same) a silent and motionless group of people arranged to represent a scene.
Origin
Fr., lit. 'living picture'.