ダークチェンジ

noun

theatrical blackout; dark change

A wasei-eigo term used in theater for a sudden blackout, often for scene changes or dramatic effect. Equivalent to 暗転.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from dark change

See also: 暗転

• 舞ぶ台たいがダークチェンジになり、次つぎのシーンへと移うつった。

  The stage went into a blackout and transitioned to the next scene.