A theatrical tableau is a short part of a play.
The notion of theatrical frame is used with reference to the short parts into which a work can be divided.
The concept of theatrical tableau usually refers to those scenes that pass without the set changing; Its ending is characterized because the stage remains empty for a moment, and because it indicates that the course of the action is interrupted, either temporally or spatially.
Beginning and ending of a theatrical painting
Scenography modifications generally mark the beginning and end of a theatrical painting. The end of these scenes may also imply that the action is interrupted spatially or temporally, leaving the stage empty for a few moments. This means that, sometimes, it is not necessary for a set change to occur for a theatrical painting to conclude.
The theatrical painting can be understood as a representation of an event of short duration . Currently, the painting is the most used structure , and its main characteristic is that it is an independent unit from the others; Each one has its own approach, a development and an outcome, so that there can be more than one scene.
Given the characteristics of today's life, which takes us frenetically from one activity to another, without time or space to make real decisions, since they have all been made by those who impose fashions, it is easy to understand the appeal of the theatrical painting in place of a much more extensive and complex composition . We are in an era that seeks satisfaction and content in small portions, which can be consumed as we begin to get up and move to our next station.
Theatrical paintings represent short-lived events.
Progression and unity
It is important to note that it is possible to relate more than one painting from a thematic point of view without there being a linear progression. They are considered non-Aristotelian structures because they do not have to obey the "unity" patterns , but rather it is possible to present them with order variables.
Precisely, aritotelian units are rules belonging to the field of literature, which were designed specifically for use in dramaturgy, although their scope goes further and covers art in general in the form of theory and aesthetic criteria , with the aim of achieving in the works a unitary character.
During the Spanish Golden Age , a period in which literature and art in general flourished considerably, the theatrical tableau was often known as the scene .
From the theatrical scene to the act
The paintings, in turn, constitute the acts , which are the main parts of a work. In the acts, the narrative structure plays a fundamental role, according to which a problem is posed, the characters are presented and then the conflictive situations that impede their objectives are developed, to finally lead to the outcome, in which they are not always resolved.
Plays, in short, are made up of acts , while acts are made up of paintings or scenes. Viewers perceive the plot as a unit , as a whole, beyond these subdivisions.
Description of customs
A table of customs , on the other hand, is known as an article written in prose that offers a description of values , habits and behaviors that are common to a social class, a geographic region or a profession.
The Spaniards Serafín Estébanez Calderón and Mariano José de Larra are some of the most famous authors of paintings of customs. Articles of this type are usually compiled in anthologies that provide numerous data of interest to sociology since they describe how people lived in a certain historical period.
According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), finally, the group of performers who, in a show, remain static in front of the spectators during certain moments, is also called a table.