Performance
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Buskers perform in San Francisco |
A
performance, in
performing arts, generally comprises an event in which one group of people (the performer or performers) behave in a particular way for another group of people (the
audience). Sometimes the dividing line between performer and the audience may become blurred, as in the example of "
participatory theatre" where audience members might get involved in the production.
Performances, for example in
theatre, can take place daily, or at some other regular
interval.
Examples of performance
genres include:
* musical genres:
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concert**
opera**
operetta** theatrical genres:
**
play**
opera**
operetta**
ballet and other types of
dance**
musical theater* other genres:
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circus acts
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performance art**
BuskingA
music performance (a concert or a
recital) may take place indoors in a
concert hall or outdoors in a field, and may require the audience to remain very quiet, or encourage them to
sing and
dance along with the music.
A performance may also describe the way in which an
actor performs. In a solo capacity, it may also refer to a
mime artist,
comedian,
conjurer, or other entertainer.
