The American Passion Play
Author : Louis L. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Passion-plays
ISBN :
Author : Louis L. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Passion-plays
ISBN :
Author : Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476627940
Every ten years since 1634, the Bavarian village of Oberammergau has performed the world's most famous Passion Play, recounting the last days of Jesus Christ. In 2010, presenting the play for the 41st time, the village broke with tradition to offer a new interpretation for a post-millennial, international audience. Drawing on interviews with villagers and international responses, this collection of new essays provides an analysis of the play by scholars who attended. Topics include changes in response to charges of anti-Semitism, how the play defines the village, how the performance changes the audience, and a comparison of Oberammergau 2010 with American Passion Plays, Indian pilgrimage drama and other German Passion Plays.
Author : Johanna Meier
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 37,88 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738552354
In 1932, Josef Meier, a native of Luenen, Germany, brought a small company of actors to the United States to tour with a passion play. It was performed in German, destined for a limited engagement in German theaters, churches, and German-speaking communities. Political and economic conditions in Germany were already deteriorating during this time, and Meier determined to remain in America, to found a permanent home for the play. He translated the play into English, hiring American actors to replace the German-speaking cast. As he booked tours across the United States, Meier continued to seek a suitable permanent outdoor location for his production, mentioning his quest to the public in interviews across the nation. En route to the West Coast, Meier presented the Passion Play in Sioux Falls, the only town of size within South Dakota at that time. A group of businessmen from the Black Hills attended and asked Meier to examine possible sites in their area. He chose a spectacular natural location in Spearfish, and in 1939, an amphitheater was constructed and became the home of the renamed Black Hills Passion Play of America.
Author : Sarah Ruhl
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 22,77 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573699089
An exploration of the relationships between religion, performance, and life. Part I is set in 1575 in an English village whose traditional annual passion-play is about to be outlawed by Queen Elizabeth's anti-Catholic rulings; Part II is set in Oberammergau, 1934, as the town and the play are becoming Nazified; Part III takes place in an American small town from 1969 through the Reagan era and the present.
Author : Brian Rabey
Publisher : Soundcheck Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,19 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0957144245
An intimate, yet thorough, look at one of Britain’s biggest ever bands
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 13,51 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Theology
ISBN :
"The Jesuit review of faith and culture," Nov. 13, 2017-
Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,25 MB
Release :
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1410392325
A Study Guide for Sarah Ruhl's "Passion Play", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.
Author : Henry Bial
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0472052926
A fascinating look at how the Bible has inspired Broadway plays and musicals, from Ben-Hur to Jesus Christ Superstar
Author : Robert Ignatius Letellier
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 20,84 MB
Release : 2017-06-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 1443868485
This book explores the relationship between the Bible and the world of music, an association that is recorded from ancient times in the Old Testament, and one that has continued to characterize the cultural self-expression of Western Civilization ever since. The study surveys the emergence of this close relationship in the era following the end of the Roman Empire and through the Middle Ages, taking particular note of the role of Gregorian chant, folk music and the popularity of mystery, morality and passion plays in reflection of the Sacred Scripture and its themes during those times. With the emergence of polyphony and the advent of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, the interaction between the Bible and music increased dramatically, culminating in the evolution of opera and oratorio as specific genres during the Renaissance and the Early Baroque period. Both these genres have proved essential to the interplay between sacred revelation and the various types of music that have come to determine cultural expression in the history of Europe. The book initially provides an overview of how the various themes and types of Biblical literature have been explored in the story of Western music. It then looks closely at the role of oratorio and opera over four centuries, considering the most famous and striking examples and considering how the music has responded in different ages to the sacred text and narrative. The last chapter examines how biblical theology has been used to dramatic purpose in a particular operatic genre – that of French Grand Opera. The academic apparatus includes an iconography, a detailed bibliography and an index of biblical and musical references, themes and subjects.
Author : Gemeinde Oberammergau
Publisher : Verlag Theater der Zeit
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 11,14 MB
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 3957494613
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 2022, 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 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 andrichly detailed photographs reveal the enormous energy and emotional force of this unique event.