Tableau is a very common form of drama in which the participants are frozen without movement or dialogue. The reason for the effectiveness of this technique is, that the action or focal point is always an action. Several actors/actresses frozen in one posistion depciting a single scene with frozen imagery is an excellent way of showing a point you wish to be accentuated.
This form of drama refers to many people reciting the same lines in unison. Varriance is acceptable, because sometimes, there will be duets or quitets or some small group lines said in response to the entire group, or vice verca. This form of drama is extremely useful for rituals becasue of the repetitive and forceful nature of this vocal technique.
Dancedrama is an excellent form of dramatic expression if it is utilized in a fluent and knowledgeable manner. Far too often, people try to tackle this technique lacking experience and focuss. The result is often a catstrophe. Dancedrama is very self-explanitory based souly on the title. It is a form of drama, in which the participants move and dance to music while performing. Often times, singing will accompany the dancing.
Creative movement is much different than dancedrama. It shares many key elements such as movement to music, but the purpose and the way in which the actors/actresses use their bodies is completely different.
Shadow Theatre is a very mysterious and sombre form of drama. The basic postulations behind the theory of Shadow Theatre are as follows: Dim lights, a white backdrop and actors to serve as the shadows. What happens during a production which includes this techniques is, that all the main lights are dimmed except for one spot-light that is focussed on one part of a white backdrop (this curtain is called a cycloramma. Actors then create tableau scenes or actions that move away from the curtain, thus creating moving shadows for the audience to see. It is quite common for these to be used to depict scenes of violence that is meant to be implied, or if the person doing the specific action needs to reamin anonymous.