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.

Performance genres

Examples of performance genres include:

musical genres:
* concert
* opera
* operetta
* theatrical genres:
* play
* opera
* operetta
* ballet and other types of dance
* musical theater
other genres:
* circus acts
* performance art
* Busking

A 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.

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