a representation of a scene, painting, sculpture, etc, by a person or group posed silent and motionless
Word origin
C19: literally: living picture
Examples of 'tableaux vivants' in a sentence
tableaux vivants
There were wonderful excitements fitfully organized by her, such as poetry readings and tableaux vivants.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
People move through the picture plane, assuming positions that are separated yet oddly interconnected, so that they look like actors in tableaux vivants.