performances
Acts before audiences
Performances is the plural of performance—instances of presenting entertainment or executing a task.
Musicians give performances, athletes have strong or weak performances, and employees receive performance reviews.
A single car engine has performance; a concert series has performances.
The orchestra's weekend performances were sold out.
Raised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- actingTemporarily holding position
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- auditionTrial performance for selection
monologue · dialogue · costume · director · playwright · tragedy · comedy · scenery
Live musical performance
- recitalSolo musical performance
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
virtuoso · encore · repertoire · setlist · acoustics · venue · conductor · ensemble
Formal event marking occasions
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- processionFormal moving line
- enactmentPassing into law
storytelling · mask · tradition · festival · reenactment · pageant · liturgy · offering
Struggle for supremacy
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- strengthPower to exert force
- speedRate of motion
- agilityQuickness and ease
training · fitness · record · stamina · execution · consistency · peak · output
Magnetic personal appeal
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
- spectacleVisually striking event
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
captivating · entertainer · crowd-pleaser · magnetism · dynamism · finesse · swagger · pizzazz
stage
Raised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- actingTemporarily holding position
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
audition · monologue · dialogue · costume · director · playwright · tragedy · comedy · scenery · backdrop
concert
Live musical performance
- recitalSolo musical performance
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
soloist · virtuoso · encore · repertoire · setlist · acoustics · venue · conductor · ensemble · opera
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- processionFormal moving line
enactment · storytelling · mask · tradition · festival · reenactment · pageant · liturgy · offering · celebration
competition
Struggle for supremacy
agility · training · fitness · record · stamina · execution · consistency · peak · output · metrics
charisma
Magnetic personal appeal
dazzling · captivating · entertainer · crowd-pleaser · magnetism · dynamism · finesse · swagger · pizzazz · engaging
review
Critical written assessment
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
appraisal · feedback · benchmark · metrics · analysis · scorecard · evaluation · ranking · standards · improvement
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- talent competitionstalent show, talent shows, auditions, judges panel, golden buzzer
- poetry festivalopen mic, readings, workshops, slams, poetry slam
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
performancesrehearsals
Preparatory performance sessions
practices · run-throughs · dress rehearsals · walkthroughs · read-throughs
performancesinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
nonperformance · idleness · abstention · passivity · stillness
- performance pressureStress from expectations
- live performanceUnrecorded staged entertainment
- street performancesEntertainment in public spaces
- performance reviewWorkplace assessment of employee
- performance skillsAbilities for live presentation
- iconic performanceCelebrated, defining artistic display
performance, nonperformance, solo performance, underperformance, preperformance, peak performance, overperformance, theatrical performance