What is Performance Anyway??

Is a performance simply something you go to see for enjoyment, or is it more than that??

The word performance can cover so many things, from a full theatre production, to a lecture, to a conversation with your friend. Even creating a Facebook account could be considered to be a form of performance. When I hear the word performance, usually I think of something that has had a lot of time and thought invested into it, and has been created with the intention of entertaining or informing. Actually, the words meaning can be interpreted as being far broader than that; it could be your performance at work, or to perform an act of kindness.

The following is a dictionary definition, taken from Dictionary.com of the word 'performance':

1. a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
2. the act of performing a ceremony, play, piece of music, etc.
3. the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc.
4. a particular action, deed, or proceeding.
5. an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind: His temper tantrum was quite a performance.
6. the act of performing.

7.the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose.

From these different definitions, it is clear to see what a broad spectrum this word encompasses.