tableau vivant

(tȧ blō vē vän′)

a representation of a scene, picture, etc. by a person or group in costume, posing silently without moving

Origin: Fr, living tableau

See tableau vivant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tab·leaux vi·vants (tă-blōˈ vē-väɴˈ)

A scene presented on stage by costumed actors who remain silent and motionless as if in a picture.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : tableau, picture

Origin: + vivant, living

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