What is a "tableaux vivant"?

Or "tableaux vivants" as it is written in the novella I'm reading. :unsure:

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Originally Posted by Withcheese

Or "tableaux vivants" as it is written in the novella I'm reading. :unsure:

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A living picture

What is a Novella. A trainee nun. :blink:

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Originally Posted by bigboab

What is a Novella. A trainee nun. :blink:

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I did say it was a samll novel but it would be a wild guess :unsure:

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tableaux vivants.
n. pl. tab·leaux vi·vants (t-bl v-vä)

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

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Ah, FF and dictionary.com

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Originally Posted by DanB

I did say it was a samll novel but it would be a wild guess :unsure:

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Where? Is Cheese reeading music now? 'Iv'e a novella' :rolleyes:

Cheers guys:D

tableaux vivant - as guillame stated but more often seen -when a junky is "nodding" or a beggar sitting on the sidewalk begging in a busy street.