Tableau in the Classroom

 


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 Unit: Drama

Theme: Tableau

 

Introduction

A tableau vivant, 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.

 

II

Learning Objectives

 

  • Understand the use of tableau in the classroom
  • Explain in which way is tableau useful to students
  • Gain an awareness of the elements of tableau necessary to tell a story
  • Experience the performance of a fairy tail using tableau


III

Main Lesson


 1

 Teacher Toolkit: Tableau

 

Question 1

Based on this video; how can we use tableaux to teach subjects other than theater?


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2

 

 

 Santa Monica Repertory Theater: How to Create a Tableau

 

 Question 2

Based on this video; why are tableaux useful for young students?

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3
 

 Review Concept

 


 What Makes an Effective Tableau

 

 Question 3

Which elements of tableaux are emphasized in this  video?

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 4
 

Student Project




 Question 4

How effective is a tableau in telling a fairy tale?
 
 
IV
 
 A Note to Remember

A tableau is a living picture used to tell a story.
 
 
V
 
Case Study
 
 

VI


ACTIVITY 1
 
Students  are divided into groups of 6. They choose a fairy tale they want to turn into a tableau. They plan how to create the frames that will tell the story.


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 Activity 2
 
  
 
 
 Fairy Tale Tableau Project How To
 
 Using the project above as a model, create a fairy tale tableau project in which you post your 10 pictures and the corresponding scene descriptions.

 

 

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