Volunteerism keeps alive the Pageant of the Masters, the place where art comes to life
Cast members who play in the “Declaration of Independence” tableaux vivant wait before they take the stage in the 2021 Pageant of the Masters show “Made in America.”
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
The lights go up, the audience goes quiet and all else is still.
In that very moment, the crowd is transported to another period as it gazes upon the re-creation of artwork in a unique style known as tableaux vivant.
It is the great draw of the Pageant of the Masters, a show that like the art it replicates, has stood the test of time. The living picture show started in Laguna Beach in 1933.
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When we strike a pose, chances are good that only a single person is watching us do so: The person holding the camera. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Of course, if we re putting on a playful pose at a busy theme park or in front of a popular attraction, our stay-still stance might attract the brief notice of onlookers or passersby.
But there is a place, in Laguna Beach, where pose-striking has been elevated to high art, the sort of
watch-and-be-wowed spectacle that involves costuming, cosmetics, and the ability to act like the motionless but certainly emotive people seen in a painting.