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German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Theater
German term or phrase:das Sprechtheater
This is from a text about Beijing Opera. "Sprechtheater", I think, refers to non-operatic theatre, i.e. conventional theatre. If I'm correct, what is the word for that?
"Weiterhin traten die Helden der Vergangenheit auf der Bühne auf, während zugleich das Sprechtheater im europäischen Stil Erfolge feierte".
Explanation: In this case I would say "spoken theater", the other question is a little different.
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This immersion in western literature would mark Yu's style in all writing genres including the "spoken theater" (as opposed to sung Chinese opera), which had had little tradition in China prior to Yu's influence. During the course of his last year at the university, Cao Yu completed his first work, Thunderstorm, which would mark a milestone in Chinese theater of the 20th century.
Thank you Henry. Your suggestion works best. I also like the fact that it's "closer" to the German. Cheers! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
@Henry: Of course, but "Sprechtheater" is a German term, not an English one. Your reference also has it in quotes, which means it is "made up". I'm speaking strictly about general terminology, as anything else would go beyond the scope of the question.
@Woodstock - But aren't there subgenres within theater, like "Sprechtheater" (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechtheater), or "Improvisationstheater" or "Straßentheater"?
Those who work in the theatre (and I have) usually don't make this distinction: there's the theatre, also musicals and opera, and their venues are most commonly called theatre, musical theatre and opera (house).
What's the context (other than "Beijing Opera")? Preceding sentence(s)?
09:37 May 9, 2006
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6 mins confidence:
mainstage theatre
Explanation: I'm not going to say you should have looked in the glossaries, because even if you had, this one didn't appear, as it was entered as "Sprechtheaterbühne" - although it's exactly what is meant:
Explanation: In this case I would say "spoken theater", the other question is a little different.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 мин (2006-05-09 09:43:15 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
This immersion in western literature would mark Yu's style in all writing genres including the "spoken theater" (as opposed to sung Chinese opera), which had had little tradition in China prior to Yu's influence. During the course of his last year at the university, Cao Yu completed his first work, Thunderstorm, which would mark a milestone in Chinese theater of the 20th century.
Explanation: If the point here is to differentiate it from musical theater, this seems like a clear way to express that (and one that's used by schools and theater companies - see references below).
The translation workplace 
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