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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

das Sprechtheater

English translation:

spoken theater

Added to glossary by Bianca Jacobsohn
May 9, 2006 09:30
18 yrs ago
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German term

das Sprechtheater

German to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Theater
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".

Simply "European-style theatre"?

TIA!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 spoken theater
4 mainstage theatre
3 +1 theater
4 Non-musical theater

Discussion

Bianca Jacobsohn (asker) May 10, 2006:
This was a really tough decision! But with further research (FYI: http://www.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/show_diss.pl/hum_285.html ) I'm going to go with Henry's suggestion, which seems to be the best for this case.
Woodstock (X) May 9, 2006:
@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.
Henry Schroeder May 9, 2006:
@Woodstock - But aren't there subgenres within theater, like "Sprechtheater" (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechtheater), or "Improvisationstheater" or "Straßentheater"?
Woodstock (X) May 9, 2006:
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).
Francis Lee (X) May 9, 2006:
What's the context (other than "Beijing Opera")? Preceding sentence(s)?

Proposed translations

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spoken theater

In this case I would say "spoken theater", the other question is a little different.

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Note added at 12 мин (2006-05-09 09:43:15 GMT)
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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.

http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:V18sl3sooQ0J:www.yourart...
Peer comment(s):
agree Francis Lee (X) : http://www.usoperaweb.com/2002/december/mcclain.htm
22 mins
Thanks, sorry to bombard you with notes on your question from yesterday. I'm still fascinated by how that sentence sounds normal to Germans.
agree Stephen Reader : (e.g. 'spoken' drama along European lines)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Henry. Your suggestion works best. I also like the fact that it's "closer" to the German. Cheers!"
6 mins

mainstage theatre

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:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1290868

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-05-09 09:38:01 GMT)
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European mainstage...
Note from asker:
you just did ;o)
Thanks for your help, David
Peer comment(s):
neutral Woodstock (X) : 'Mainstage theatre" refers to the scale, not what is performed: see Wikipedia:" Mainstage theatre is that which falls between studio theatre and large-scale events...". (I worked in the theatre for more than 10 yrs after majoring in dramatic lit.)
30 mins
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+1
18 mins

theater

simply as you are suggesting
Note from asker:
Baie dankie, Walter!
Peer comment(s):
agree Woodstock (X) : Absolutely. //Addendum: except for the spelling, which should be "theatRE".
27 mins
of course! - thanks!
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12 hrs

Non-musical theater

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).
Reference:

http://www.kentplace.org/news_article.cfm?id=133

http://www.5thavenuetheatre.org/archive/acl_real.shtml

Note from asker:
Thank you for your help!
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