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11.11.2020
A Space for Eternity
The Oberammergau Passion Play Theatre has been a listed building since October

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26.10.2020
The Dramatic Moment
The Oberammergau Museum exhibits photographs of the Passion Play from 170 years

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07.08.2020
A village way beyond the ordinary
Growing up in Oberammergau means growing up living and breathing theatre. Some villagers even make art their profession.

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14.06.2020
What the Passion Play has to do with snowboarding
About an unusual collaboration in unusual times

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27.04.2020
Is this the house of God - or a marketplace?
How 130 clay jugs are made, destroyed and glued together again in Oberammergau

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21.04.2020
Halted in full swing
The Oberammergau Passion Play 2020 has to be postponed by two years

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24.02.2020
All together
Peter Stückl and David Bender have leading roles in Oberammergau. One is acting in the Passion Play for the 10th time, the other one for the 1st time.

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10.02.2020
Ready, steady, go!
Rehearsals for the people of Jerusalem began in the Passion Play Theatre at the end of January

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23.01.2020
A Life's Calling
Christian Stückl, Markus Zwink and Stefan Hageneier on Theatre and Religion, Zeitgeist, and Shifting Perspectives

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30.12.2019
We are Jesus
Frederik Mayet and Rochus Rückel share insights about their role

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09.12.2019
Virtue alone is not enough
The playing right between exclusion, emancipation and integration

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15.11.2019
No compromises
Stefan Hageneier relies on real materials when it comes to costumes and scenery

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18.10.2019
So much for untouchability
The music in the Passion Play

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09.10.2019
For a cup of coffee with... Anna-Lina Knufinke
In our series, we introduce you to participants of the Passion Play 2020 - from ushers to Romans and wardrobes to leading actors.

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18.09.2019
From the pub to Israel
A travelogue

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03.09.2019
What seethes for a long time - The Passion Play and anti-Semitism
The history of anti-Semitism in the Oberammergau Passion Play

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21.07.2019
On Jesus' sofa
In May 2020, the Youth Days in Oberammergau will take place for the first time in the run-up to the Passion Play.

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18.07.2019
For a cup of coffee with... Robert Eder
In our series, we introduce you to participants of the Passion Play 2020 - from ushers to Romans and wardrobes to leading actors.

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11.07.2019
"Die Pest"
On June 28 "The Plague" premiered at the Passion Theatre. An overview in pictures.

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02.07.2019
Daring key changes and catchy melodies
Soloists, choir and orchestra of the Passion Play 2020 present themselves in an evening concert

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