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Originally Posted by loveskyliemole
Some Japanese musicians are making a "music dictionary" or something (I don't know the details), one of them asked me how you guys call こけらおとし in English.
こけらおとし means the (formal) opening of a new theater
こけらおとし【柿落とし】 を英語で表現すると - Yahoo!辞書
actually they are looking for a word or 2 to explain こけらおとし.
They want to know if there is any special "word" (slang? Jargon?)used by artist/singers/musicians/actors. |
I'm not involved in the performing arts, so I don't know of any special jargon for a formal theater opening. However, you could say "the inauguration of a theater" to refer to its formal opening, since "inauguration" is a general term used for formal openings or beginnings.
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If not then can we say like...
the first perfomance of the new theater,
the first show at the new theater,
the first play of the new theater
the first concert of the new hall.
..... like that???
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You could, though I would use "at" or "in" instead of "of". (To me, using "of" makes it sound too much like the theater is itself an active entity, rather than just a location where performances take place.) However, those expressions mean simply what they say, the first performance at that location. A formal opening ceremony, which seems to be what the word you're talking about means, is different from a performance.