India, April 15 -- The dimly lit stage at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Saket came alive on Monday evening as performance artists from the Italian theatre group Teatri 35 recreated the dramatic energy of Caravaggio's paintings using the tableau vivant technique - a French phrase meaning "living picture" that merges theatrical performance with fine art.

Presented as a prelude to KNMA's upcoming exhibition on Caravaggio, the performance titled Tableaux Vivants Per Grazia Ricevuta offered a mesmerising display of silence, movement, and light. The exhibition, which opens on April 18 and runs through May 18, will feature some of the Italian master's most celebrated works.

With the stage lit by a single spotlight, the performers mov...