tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post3339956973640412129..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Oberammergau's passion play: 2010Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25278227537742165932020-06-18T15:20:48.063+10:002020-06-18T15:20:48.063+10:00Ellie
many thanks. I wonder if coronavirus affect...Ellie<br /><br />many thanks. I wonder if coronavirus affected the preparation of the dialogue, music, costumes, sets, ticket sales etc, even though the next scheduled performances won't start until mid 2022. <br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64913195181342222162020-06-18T13:09:06.872+10:002020-06-18T13:09:06.872+10:00The next Oberammergau Passion Play will be perform...The next Oberammergau Passion Play will be performed from May to October 2022, the 42nd production of the world renowned play. <br /><br />You can discover the history of the Passion Play at Oberammergau’s small but carefully curated museum. Among cabinets brimming with wooden dolls and toy soldiers is a stained-glass window given to the town in appreciation from the adoring King Ludwig II. The collection also holds some of the oldest surviving costumes, including a 1760s sequinned headdress.<br /><br />EllieEllie Cawthornehttps://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/travel-to-oberammergau-germany/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61133931969611723282010-10-18T09:48:08.032+11:002010-10-18T09:48:08.032+11:00Heather, I have been to Oberammergau and I have be...Heather, I have been to Oberammergau and I have been to Lindhof, but never to Altotting. So that prompts me to ask you why some places have captured the international imagination and other places seem known mainly to locals?<br /><br />You noted that tens of thousands of pilgrims visit during the three days of Pentecost. But medieval pilgrimage sites lived or died as a result of publicity, so I suspect that would be true for modern pilgrimage sites as well.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51105847839594320942010-10-18T08:23:15.555+11:002010-10-18T08:23:15.555+11:00I wish I could have stayed longer in the area when...I wish I could have stayed longer in the area when we were there in July as the countryside and mountain scenery is beautiful- it would have been nice to also visit the Linderhof palace. Do take a look at my article about Altotting close to Munich - it's a beautiful pilgrimage town http://www.heatheronhertravels.com/a-pilgrimage-to-see-the-black-madonna-at-altotting-in-germany/Heather on her travelshttp://www.heatheronhertravels.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54108202790354568442010-10-17T12:34:59.118+11:002010-10-17T12:34:59.118+11:00Emm, not strange at all. The performance is very m...Emm, not strange at all. The performance is very moving and the music stirs the soul. In fact turn off the images and just listen to the music!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69531040699667332032010-10-17T10:30:48.469+11:002010-10-17T10:30:48.469+11:00The accountant in me couldn't understand the y...The accountant in me couldn't understand the years but I looked on Wikipedia! I see that it is performed in years ending with 0 now and was only performed in 1934 and 1984 as they were the 300th and 350th anniversaries respectively.<br /><br />I love the story of the passion and always loved easter time as a child as we got to watch things like Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus Chris Superstar on television. (Strange given that my mum is Sephardi).Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-41802258669859380912010-10-16T19:35:56.480+11:002010-10-16T19:35:56.480+11:00Karena and Jo,
thanks for commenting.
We all lear...Karena and Jo,<br />thanks for commenting.<br /><br />We all learn so much! That is the beauty of everyone's history blogs, I think. That we touch people who are first year undergrads, post grads with tons of experience and lots of people who are just interested readers.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49039830066433684712010-10-16T16:57:09.278+11:002010-10-16T16:57:09.278+11:00very useful for a beginner like me"
http://ev...very useful for a beginner like me"<br />http://evocowire.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929844198835155085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59332857931700814112010-10-16T08:30:31.571+11:002010-10-16T08:30:31.571+11:00The history of the Passion Plays is wonderful. The...The history of the Passion Plays is wonderful. They are so moving and soulful. Thank you Hels.<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-84610013969434586072010-10-16T08:30:01.794+11:002010-10-16T08:30:01.794+11:00ChrisJ, we always feel attached to our blog topics...ChrisJ, we always feel attached to our blog topics, but this one is mesmerising, isn't it?<br /><br />Over the centuries you can sometimes see that a project starts for one reason and continues for another. I can imagine that in 1633, in the depths of a fatal plague, promising a 10 year passion play performance would have seemed perfectly reasonable.<br /><br />Now it makes more sense to look for, as you did, the effects of modernity on the play's production. Why do people still go, in ever increasing numbers mind you, to a medieval custom of an intensely religious theme?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-67220659815082265882010-10-16T05:27:16.431+11:002010-10-16T05:27:16.431+11:00Hels,
Another top post! I've long been fascin...Hels,<br /><br />Another top post! I've long been fascinated by the Oberammergau cycle.<br /><br />There was a very interesting article in der Speigel in May discussing the effects of modernity on the play's production - diversity also has come to town.<br /><br />http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,694970,00.htmlChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47695197971391788592010-10-15T04:05:59.860+11:002010-10-15T04:05:59.860+11:00H Niyazi and foto fanatic,
The cycle of medieval...H Niyazi and foto fanatic, <br /><br />The cycle of medieval mystery plays associated with the Feast of Corpus Christi covered all of biblical history, but especially Old Testament stories. Passion plays, on the other hand, focused specifically on the main event of the New Testament, Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection. <br /> <br />Passion plays were hugely popular in (pre-Reformation) Catholic Europe and Britain, almost as popular as the Corpus Christi cycles. The only surprising thing to me is that they reached the height of their popularity in the _15th_ century!<br /><br />Oberammergau must be tapping into a medieval sentiment that doesn't seem to fit the modern era. And doing it very well.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38574494330542752062010-10-14T16:02:03.852+11:002010-10-14T16:02:03.852+11:00Whilst I had heard of the Oberammergau play, I kne...Whilst I had heard of the Oberammergau play, I knew nothing about it.<br /><br />Very informative post - thank you.the foto fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234840691455844914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75158024888312993152010-10-14T02:06:14.833+11:002010-10-14T02:06:14.833+11:00Interesting post Hels! I read a great article rece...Interesting post Hels! I read a great article recently on the effect of the Black Death on art in the 14thC, fascinating stuff..<br /><br />I must admit - the niftiest depiction of the passion in my mind is in the tiny mirror in the background of the Arnolfini Portrait.<br /><br />Kind Regards<br />HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091875643921165081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-82475041129258497532010-10-14T01:27:18.036+11:002010-10-14T01:27:18.036+11:00Philip,
I love this topic :) I think the emergenc...Philip,<br /><br />I love this topic :) I think the emergence of passion plays in Catholic countries must have been a real delight for medieval communities. From my undergrad days, I remember the four English mystery plays from York, Towneley, Wakefield and Chester, for example.<br /><br />So for modern passion plays, in Oberammergau, Hořice na Šumavě or any other modern site, it would be very interesting to know:<br />1. where is it acted - in a Catholic church, in the open fields, or in a secular theatre?<br />2. does the Vatican vet the theology?<br />3. which religious and political powers oppose the passion play?<br />4. who comes to see the play - just locals or tourists as well?<br />5. how important are massed choirs in the play etc etc.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7248027538420129092010-10-14T00:17:47.371+11:002010-10-14T00:17:47.371+11:00Fascinating. There is an interesting passion play ...Fascinating. There is an interesting passion play annually in the small Czech town of Hořice na Šumavě, in southern Bohemia. In its modern incarnation it began in 1816, although there's a tradition that passion plays in the town date back to the Middle Ages. There was an interruption during the communist period, when the purpose-built theatre was demolished, but since the early 1990s the people of the town have put on the play every year in the open air, to audiences of around 500. It's not very well known, charming, and a real community event. Naturally, the town carpenter plays Jesus.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.com