04/17/2025
The 10th and 11th grade art class will present a tableau vivant of Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring at Starry Night on Friday, April 25!
Tableau vivant, from the French for ‘living picture,’ combines aspects of a theatrical performance with painting, lighting, set, costume, and sometimes even sound. In a tableau vivant, costumed models are carefully posed and remain still and silent while recreating scenes from literature, paintings, and sculpture. Until the rise of film and television, it remained an extremely popular form of entertainment with often highly elaborate sets and costumes.
See some behind the scenes student work and the original painting here. And make sure to see this unique piece of interactive performance art and experience a 'living picture' offered by the 10th and 11th grade students at Starry Night.
Consider making a donation to support Ambleside Student Scholarships now. Donations of $50 and above can choose to receive a 5x7” student reproduction of the painting, matted to 8x10” and offered in graphite, colored pencil, or screen print.
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