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Originally Posted by ColinHowell
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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Thank you colinHowell!!
I'm going to copy your message and email them.
"inauguration" mmm...how do you pronounce it??
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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.
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I see. I thought so too. "of" was used in the online Japanese-English dictionary... but I didn't know how to use "of" in this situation, so a bit confusing...
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A formal opening ceremony, which seems to be what the word you're talking about means, is different from a performance.
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right. I actually don't know the meaning of the Japanese word こけらおとし very well, cos I don't really go to the theater... almost at all.
The music people I met, they are rooooooolly musicky people (musicky makes any sense? maybe not... I just made it up), I mean they are the professionals, and we had a chat at a Arabic Coffee shop the other night... they were talking about many kind of guiter things... and it's sounds and all that..... they were talking in Japanese, but I didnt understand most of it!
I was talking about how I teach kids... some of the kids really love and enjoy making up songs with me. usually very silly songs, but one of the music person told me that what I do (making silly songs with the kids) could be a big thing.He said that I should record it!
Anyway, thank you very much! I thought no one would be interested in my question.
Thank you again, and have a lovely day!!