After some attmpts had been already made during the 19th century the mediva drama and theatre – both Latin and vernacular, liturgical and secular – were reanimated in Genamy at the beginning of the 20th century as part of a various efforts of social, cultual and religius reform. Since then more than 30 plays have been acted and are stil actedtoday, at the beginning partly in modern adaptions, but more and more as rconstructions of the original manner of medieval staging. At first preformed by speaking actors only, the plays increasingly bacame the damain of musicl ensembles specialized in medieval music, as the liturgical plays were orginally performed not only hhistrionically, but also sung and accompanied by musical instruments. In this book more than 3000 modern performances are documented and the historical and theatrical process is traced and critically analysed. weiterlesen