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Performance event

An event in which one or more performers intentionally present an act or rendition for an audience situation

An event in which one or more performers intentionally present for an audience situation.

Actions, Poses & Interactions
Performance event · Two people standing separately in a quiet room

Two people standing separately in a quiet room

The standard comparison motif cannot compare potential performers and viewers, so it is replaced with two neutral people who do not yet direct attention toward one another or begin a performance.

Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.

A phrase to start with

Directs the image toward a performance event with performers and viewers.

Appearance and effects

Performers intentionally present toward viewers, and both sides share the same setting.

Visual traits

  • performer side
  • viewer side
  • intentional presentation

Expected changes

  • Presentation by performers and attention from viewers are more likely to appear

Five examples

1 — Two people standing separately in an open area

The standard comparison motif cannot compare potential performers and viewers, so it is replaced with two neutral people who do not yet direct attention toward one another or begin a performance.

two people standing apart in an open area, not looking at one another and not yet beginning an activity

  • a person who has not begun an activity
  • a person standing apart and not looking at the other
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2 — Two people standing separately in a room

The standard comparison motif cannot compare potential performers and viewers, so it is replaced with two neutral people who do not yet direct attention toward one another or begin a performance.

two people standing apart in a bright room, not looking at one another and not yet beginning an activity

  • a person who has not begun an activity
  • a person standing apart and not looking at the other
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3 — A small group not attending to one another

The standard comparison motif cannot compare potential performers and viewers, so it is replaced with a neutral group that does not yet direct attention toward one another or begin a performance.

a small group standing separately in an open area, with no one attending to another person or beginning an activity

  • people who have not begun an activity
  • people not attending to another person
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4 — Two people standing separately in a quiet room

The standard comparison motif cannot compare potential performers and viewers, so it is replaced with two neutral people who do not yet direct attention toward one another or begin a performance.

two people standing apart in a spacious quiet room, not looking at one another and not yet beginning an activity

  • a person who has not begun an activity
  • a person standing apart and not looking at the other
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5 — Two people standing separately outdoors

The standard comparison motif cannot compare potential performers and viewers, so it is replaced with two neutral people who do not yet direct attention toward one another or begin a performance.

two people standing apart in a calm outdoor area, not looking at one another and not yet beginning an activity

  • a person who has not begun an activity
  • a person standing apart and not looking at the other
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Meaning and scope

Definition

A performance event is an event in which one or more performers intentionally act, play, or present for an audience or viewing situation. It does not determine a genre, stage, profession, culture, success, applause, or payment.

In more detail

It concerns an intentional presentation by performers and a situation in which it is viewed. It is distinct from rehearsal, everyday action, competition, and ritual.

Includes

  • An intentional act, rendition, or presentation directed by performers toward an audience or viewing situation

Excludes

  • A specific genre, stage, profession, culture, success, applause, or payment
  • Rehearsal, everyday action, competition, or ritual

What this does not imply

  • A specific genre, stage, profession, culture, success, applause, or payment

Variability

The number of performers, presentation form, size of the audience, and location can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Use it to compose a relationship between performers presenting and viewers

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Specify genre, stage, profession, or cultural context separately only when needed

Typical uses

  • Compose an event in which performers intentionally present for viewers

Possible failure modes

  • It reads as rehearsal or everyday action, the orientation between performers and viewers is unclear, or it is fixed as competition or ritual

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