Chinateatern
Encyclopedia
Chinateatern or commonly known as "China" (in English
: The China Theatre) is a private theatre
in Stockholm
, Sweden
, located at Berzelii Park
in Stockholm city. Originally built 1928 as a movie theatre but has over the years simultaneously been used as a theatre stage for revue
s, comedies
and musical shows
. It was very popular in the 1980s and the stage has during various periods been used by different established Swedish theatres, one being Dramaten.
Chinateatern is situated next to the exclusive Stockholm restaurant Berns Salonger
.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: The China Theatre) is a private theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, located at Berzelii Park
Berzelii Park
Berzelii Park is a small park in central Stockholm, Sweden, located next to Nybroplan and Norrmalmstorg. Berzelii Park is also the location of Chinateatern and the restaurant Berns Salonger.- History :- 19th century :...
in Stockholm city. Originally built 1928 as a movie theatre but has over the years simultaneously been used as a theatre stage for revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
s, comedies
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
and musical shows
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
. It was very popular in the 1980s and the stage has during various periods been used by different established Swedish theatres, one being Dramaten.
Chinateatern is situated next to the exclusive Stockholm restaurant Berns Salonger
Berns Salonger
Berns Salonger is a restaurant and entertainment venue, in Berzelii Park, in central Stockholm, Sweden. The building was constructed from 1862–63, by H.R. Berns. The building was extended in 1886. Berns often holds concerts and other shows and has a capacity of 1,200.Berns is the setting for the...
.