Spring 2020 preview
PASSION PLAY
OBERAMMERGAU
THE AT E RHĂ„USE R
And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. (Luke 23:48)
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Tableaux vivants 2020. Design by Stefan Hageneier
Passion Play Oberammergau (16 May to 4 October 2020) –
Passion Play Theatre. Photo Arno Declair/Passionsspiele Oberammergau
the official illustrated book
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Artistic directors‘ team: Markus Zwink (Musical Director), Christian Stückl (Director) and Stefan Hageneier (Set and Costume Designer) Photo: Passionsspiele Oberammergau
The history of the Oberammergau Passion Play begins in 1633. In the midst of the Thirty Years’ War, as plagues brought suffering and death for months on end, the people of Oberammergau vowed that they would stage the ‘play of the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ’ every ten years. It was at Pentecost in 1634 that they first fulfilled this promise. In 2020, the community will present the Passion Play for the 42nd time, an unrivalled feat of continuity. Almost half the residents of Oberammergau, more than 2000 participants, mount the life of Jesus of Nazareth in a five-hour performance on the imposing open-air stage of the Passion Play Theatre in southern Bavaria. With more than one hundred performances and half a million spectators it is the
Scene from the 2010 production. Photo: Passionsspiele Oberammergau
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most successful amateur production in the world, and is included on UNESCO’s register of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The official illustrated book documents Christian Stückl’s new production of the Passion Play with set designs, costumes and tableaux vivants by Stefan Hageneier. It is the third Passion Play production that the two Oberammergau-born artists have staged together, one that sees them forging a connection with the present day, highlighting the pressing issues of asylum and integration. The rehearsals are captured by Icelandic cinematographer Birgit Guðjónsdóttir, and her moving and richly detailed photographs reveal the enormous energy and emotional force of this unique event.
MAY 2020
Passion Play Oberammergau 2020 Gemeinde Oberammergau (ed.)
Book launch: May 2020 in Oberammergau
Hardback with 160 pages With numerous colored illustrations Size 255 x 300 mm
• the official illustrated book
Upcoming in May 2020 ca. EUR 34,00 ISBN 978-3-95749-284-5 9 783957 492845
• over 500,000 visitors • only staged once a decade
The official illustrated book is also available in an German edition!
Passionsspiele Oberammergau 2020
• national coverage
Gemeinde Oberammergau (Hg.)
• posters and brochures available (set)
Erscheint im Mai 2020
• also available in German-language
ca. EUR 34,00 ISBN 978-3-95749-275-3
edition
9 783957 492753
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18 Passionsspiele Oberammergau. Lebende Bilder 2020. EntwĂźrfe von Stefan Hageneier
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