TED Talks Daily Rewriting the script(ure) | Pindrop
Jul 31, 2020
Christian Stuckel, director of the Oberammergau Passion Play, shares insights on modernizing a 400-year-old tradition. Alongside Rabbi Noam Marins, they discuss the play's historical anti-Semitic elements and the importance of collaboration for transformation. Highlighting a pivotal casting choice of a Muslim actor as Judas, they explore the evolving community dynamics and the quest for reconciliation. Their dialogue emphasizes the necessity of updating narratives to foster understanding between Jewish and Christian communities.
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Oberammergau's Pact
- In 1633, Oberammergau made a pact with God to perform a play if spared from the Black Plague.
- The play, staged every decade, became a spectacle, but problematic elements arose.
The Play's Importance
- The play is central to Oberammergau's identity, economy, and community.
- Residents deeply connect, with some living just long enough to participate multiple times.
Stückl's Awakening
- Christian Stückl, raised in Oberammergau, grew up immersed in the play.
- At 14, he discovered criticism of the play's anti-Semitism, sparking his curiosity.