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re-enact

British  

verb

  1. to represent or perform (an event, etc) that has happened before

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The political centerpiece of 1968 was, at least if you’re French, the événements of May, in which bourgeois students took to the streets of Paris to re-enact the revolutionary theater of 1789.

From The Wall Street Journal

The discovery of his remains over a kilometre away came days after police returned to re-enact what had happened.

From BBC

Thankfully, Barry didn't feel the need to re-enact his performance, staying safely ensconced in his seat.

From BBC

I found trying to get actors to recreate these scenarios and re-enact anything from scenarios I read about in my research and from witness testimony, is definitely the wrong way to go about it.

From Salon

But this time, those who gather at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum to re-enact the most famous riot in American history will not be everyday tourists.

From New York Times