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dress rehearsal; stage rehearsal; run-through on stage
A full rehearsal conducted on the actual stage with costumes, lighting, and props, typically held shortly before the opening performance. The final practice before the show goes live, testing every aspect of the production in performance conditions.
明日は舞台稽古がある。
There's a dress rehearsal tomorrow.
舞台稽古で衣装や照明の最終確認をする。
We do final checks on costumes and lighting during the stage rehearsal.
舞台稽古は本番と同じ条件で通しで行われた。
The dress rehearsal was done as a full run-through under the same conditions as the actual performance.
Compound of 舞台 ('stage') and 稽古 ('practice; rehearsal'). Equivalent to what is called a 'dress rehearsal' in English — the final rehearsal on the actual stage with all production elements in place. Also called ゲネプロ (from German Generalprobe) in the theater world.
USAGE:
- Used for theater, opera, musicals, dance performances, and traditional performing arts like 歌舞伎
- Implies a complete run-through, not just a partial or technical rehearsal
- In sumo, 稽古 means 'practice' in a different context — 舞台稽古 is specifically for performing arts
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 舞台稽古を行う: to conduct a stage rehearsal
- 舞台稽古に入る: to begin stage rehearsals
- 最終舞台稽古: final dress rehearsal
- 公開舞台稽古: open dress rehearsal (with audience)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 稽古: practice; rehearsal — the general word for rehearsal or training in traditional arts, not limited to on-stage practice
- ゲネプロ: dress rehearsal — loanword from German Generalprobe; used interchangeably with 舞台稽古 in theater circles
- リハーサル: rehearsal — a general loanword for any type of rehearsal, not necessarily the final or full one
- 本番: the real performance — what follows the 舞台稽古; the actual show