Inszenierung

production

noun in-stse-NEE-roong Rare

Origin: from French en scène via inszenieren

Also means

staging

Usage Note

Inszenierung is a director's particular staging or production of a work. Figuratively it denotes a calculated public performance, as in eine mediale Inszenierung.

Examples

"Die moderne Inszenierung verlegte das Drama in die Gegenwart."

Natural Translation

The modern production relocated the drama to the present day.

Literal Translation

The modern production relocated the drama into the present.

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