Performance and Presence: Art in Motion · Performing Arts

Tableaux Vivant: Living Pictures

Students recreate famous artworks using their bodies, focusing on gesture, expression, and composition.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a physical pose communicate a complex narrative without words?
  2. 2What is the effect of changing the lighting on the mood of a scene?
  3. 3How does the scale of the human body impact the interpretation of an artwork?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Performance Art and Composition - P5
Level: Primary 5
Subject: Art
Unit: Performance and Presence: Art in Motion
Period: Performing Arts

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