passion plays
Crucifixion theatrical productions
Passion plays are dramatic performances depicting the suffering, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ, traditionally staged during Holy Week or Easter.
The genre dates to medieval Europe, when communities mounted elaborate productions as religious devotion.
The most famous, at Oberammergau in Bavaria, has been performed every ten years since 1634.
The town's passion play draws thousands of pilgrims each spring.
- crossPass from side to side
- crown of thornsBraided barbed headpiece
- crucifixionExecution by cross
- resurrectionRevival from death
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
Last Supper · suffering servant · biblical · dramatic reenactment · tableaux · liturgical drama · stage · morality plays · mystery plays · acts · medieval guilds · theaters · drama · martyrdom · biblical narratives · nativity scenes · Good Friday · cycle
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- American folklorePaul Bunyan, tall tales, folk heroes, John Henry, folk narratives
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- amateur theatercommunity theater, amateur dramatics, drama clubs, high school drama, school plays
- stage showsplays, musicals, dramas, comedies, tragedies
passion playsburlesque
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
commercial theater · Broadway musicals · vaudeville · cabaret · music hall
passion playsavant-garde theater
Innovative, nontraditional stage performance
experimental theater · performance art · theater of the absurd · experimental drama · immersive theater
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