Tableaux

Question 1

what is a tableaux?

Answer 1

a frozen moment in time, painting or sculpture, a freeze frame

Question 2

what can actors not doing during a tableaux?

Answer 2

actors cannot use their words to show their emotions of what their thinking.

Question 3

what are the elements of design demonstrated through tableaux?

Answer 3

balance- literal &visual
symmetry & asymmetry-formal verses formed
line- static verses
mass- positive and negative space

Question 4

define balance literal

Answer 4

students supporting each other, in a tableaux, in a physical way

Question 5

define balance visual

Answer 5

the stage picture as a whole, what the audience sees. the stage can be seen as a seesaw, if its equal on both sides, its balanced. Both sides have the same number of people, then its balanced.

Question 6

define patomime

Answer 6

a dramatic entertainment, originating in roman entertainment. Performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music