Definitions for tableau vivant
ta bloʊ viˈvɑ̃tableau vi·vant

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1. tableau, tableau vivantnoun

   a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

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1. Tableau vivant

   A tableau vivant (French: [tablo vivɑ̃]; often shortened to tableau; plural: tableaux vivants), French for "living picture", is a static scene containing one or more actors or models. They are stationary and silent, usually in costume, carefully posed, with props and/or scenery, and may be theatrically lit. It thus combines aspects of theatre and the visual arts. A tableau may either be 'performed' live, or depicted in painting, photography and sculpture, such as in many works of the Romantic, Aesthetic, Symbolist, Pre-Raphaelite, and Art Nouveau movements. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tableaux sometimes featured poses plastiques ('flexible poses') by virtually nude models, providing a form of erotic entertainment, both on stage and in print. Tableaux continue to the present day in the form of living statues, street performers who busk by posing in costume.

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1. tableau vivant

   A tableau vivant, which translates to "living picture", is a type of performance art where live performers silently pose in a static scene, often intended to recreate a painting, sculpture, photograph, or other artistic image. It was especially popular in the 19th century. The performers typically do not speak or move throughout the duration of the presentation. Props and scenery may also be used to enhance the representation.

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1. Tableau vivant

   same as Tableau, n., 2

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1. Tableau vivant

   Tableau vivant means "living picture". The term, borrowed from the French language, describes a group of suitably costumed actors or artist's models, carefully posed and often theatrically lit. Throughout the duration of the display, the people shown do not speak or move. The approach thus marries the art forms of the stage with those of painting or photography, and as such it has been of interest to modern photographers. The most recent heyday of the tableau vivant was the 19th century, with virtually nude tableaux vivants or poses plastiques providing a form of erotic entertainment. Occasionally, a Mass was punctuated with short dramatic scenes and tableaux. They were a major feature of festivities for royal weddings, coronations and royal entries into cities. Often the actors imitated statues, much in the manner of modern street entertainers, but in larger groups, and mounted on elaborate temporary stands along the path of the main procession.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tableau vivant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tableau vivant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tableau vivant in a Sentence

1. Jessica Todd Harper:

   One is to convey that stage in life when you're anchored to the home with young children, it also references how the home is the first stage in which children learn how to live in every situation. In my particular pictures, many of them have a stage-like quality. There's reference to tableau vivant of the past, these constructed images.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tableau vivant
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableau_Vivant
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tableau vivant
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tableau vivant