16 Assessment Create a Tableau You and your classmates will create a tableau, or a tableau vivant. A tableau is a living picture, a scene created by one or more participants, sometimes in costume, always silent, and very carefully posed! Props are allowed. Directions 1. In collaborative groups, choose one example of nonviolent protest from your Methods of Nonviolent and/or Nonverbal Protest Organizer on page 10. 2. In class or outside of class, research this protest. 3. Look at other examples of tableaus (e.g., at http://sites.psu.edu/morethanaselfie/tableau-vivant/) and find out more about how they are used. 4. Design your tableau. You can replicate a photograph or create a tableau from your own imagination. Ask other classmates to participate in the tableau if you need more characters. Be creative and have fun! 5. Collaborate with your classmates to create a tableau that captures the most important aspect of the protest. Carefully craft gestures, facial expressions, and physical poses. AIDS quilt, Washing- ton, D.C. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith courtesy of the Library of Congress.