Parables and miracles were to be played out in tableaux and mime.
Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK (2002)
This would be a perfect place for anyone to hide -- among the tableaux.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
`And," Judy Willoughby remarked during a brief interval, ` tableaux may be ordinary, but the ones we've chosen are anything but!
Brent-Dyer, Elinor ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL (2002)
All related terms of 'tableaux'
tableau
A tableau is a scene, for example from the Bible , history , or mythology , that consists of a group of people in costumes who do not speak or move. The people are sometimes on a float in a procession .
tableaux vivants
a representation of a scene, painting , sculpture , etc, by a person or group posed silent and motionless
living picture
a representation of a scene, painting , sculpture , etc, by a person or group posed silent and motionless
tableau vivant
a representation of a scene, painting , sculpture , etc, by a person or group posed silent and motionless
semantic tableau
a method of demonstrating the consistency or otherwise of a set of statements by constructing a diagrammatic representation of all the circumstances that satisfy the set of statements