Debrief · Transformer
Frozen Tableau
Groups make a still image of the moment that mattered. Bodies reveal what talk misses.
20 minutes · Groups of 3–5
Use this activity in the Studio →How to facilitate it
- Groups build a still image of the moment that mattered. 90 seconds, no talking.
- Photograph each tableau. The audience says what they see before the group explains.
- Post titles with the photos. They become the harvest's chapter names.
Reflection prompts
- Tableaux: Photograph your tableau and give it a title.
- What we saw: What did you see in the other groups' images?
Credit & lineage
Shared tableau practice; this adaptation is informed by Augusto Boal’s Image Theatre.
Frozen images predate this Studio. Boal is credited for the Image Theatre influence; not every frozen tableau is claimed to be his invention.
Augusto Boal: Games for Actors and Non-Actors, publisher ↗
UT Austin: Frozen Picture / Stage Picture ↗
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