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performance
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. performance (of a play, opera, etc.)
  2. 2. staging
This noun refers to the performance or staging of a play, opera, or other theatrical work before an audience. It is commonly used when talking about theater productions or public performances of dramatic works.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Finally, thank you all — we were able to pull off the performance thanks to your support.

Sentence 2

I heard there's a reading performance happening at a nearby café.

Sentence 3

If you get there early, you can also see the lobby exhibit before the performance.

Sentence 4

According to the newspaper, Noh was performed at the national theater.

Sentence 5

He said, "This ending is too brutal to perform on stage."