Passionsspiele in Oberammergau (Passion Plays)
(held every 10 years since 1633, last held in 2010)
- Where does the "Passionsspiel" (Passion Play) take place?
- Dorf (village) of Oberammergau in Bavaria
- History of Oberammergau
- Things to do in Oberammergau and surrounding area
- Why should you go to Oberammergau?
- Holzschnitzerei (woodcarving)
- Freskogemäldehäuser (fresco painted houses)
- Lüftmalerei (paintings in the air)
- These outdoor paintings can show Biblical scenes from the Passion Play story.
- These paintings can also show fairy tales and various aspects of Bavarian life
- Passionsspiel (Passion Play)
- Dorf (village) of Oberammergau in Bavaria
- What is a "Passionsspiel" (Passion Play)?
- Definition: a passion play is a religious drama around the suffering and dying of Jesu Christi.
- History of the “Passionsspiel” (Passion Play) in Oberammergau
- Background
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- Where is the "Passionsspiel" (Passion Play) performed?
- Location: The Passion Play Theater in the village of Oberammergau in the Bavarian province of Germany.
- How is the Passion Play performed?
- Information:
- Only people in the village of Oberammergau can act in the play.
- People stay overnight with actors in the play in their homes.
- The play has a cast of some 2,500 people and can feature 900 people onstage at once.
- Each performance is watched by around 4,500 spectators.
- Performances:
- One play is performed 103 days from May to October on an open-air stage, with an intermission of 3 hours for dinner.
- Part 1 is from 2:30 pm to 5 pm, and part 2 from 8 pm to 10:30 pm.
- The play runs for approximately 5 or 5 and a-half hours, with an intermission of 3 hours.
- Every 2 or 3 days, 5000 people come to Oberammergau for the play.
- Information:
- When does the "Passionsspiel" (Passion Play) in Oberammergau take place?
- When was the last performance? (2010)
- When is the next performance?
- Today the play is performed by the people in the village every 10 years.
- Due to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the play was cancelled.
- The play will be performed from May 14 to September 1, 2022.
- Other past performances: 2000, 1990, 1984, 1980
- When was the “Passionsspiel” (Passion Play) cancelled and not performed in years ending in the digit zero?