Concept / Performer
Performer
A person who performs for an audience
A person who performs for an audience.
Teenage boy
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Shows a figure in the role of performer.
Appearance and effects
A figure reads as a person presenting expression to an audience.
Visual traits
- Performer figure
- Presenting role
Expected changes
- The figure is more likely to read as a performer
- The act is not fixed
Five examples
1 — Performer with a dog
A dog alone cannot show the role of a person performing for an audience.
a performer presenting beside a dog
- performer
2 — Performer with a cat
A cat alone cannot show the role of a person performing for an audience.
a performer presenting beside a cat
- performer
3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — Performer in a quiet room
An unoccupied quiet room cannot show the role of a performer.
a performer rehearsing in a quiet room
- performer
5 — Performer outdoors
A landscape without a person cannot show the role of a performer.
a performer presenting to an audience outdoors
- performer
Meaning and scope
Definition
Performer denotes a person who presents acting, music, dance, or another performance to an audience. The act, medium, venue, clothing, age, gender, and culture are specified separately.
In more detail
Use it to depict a figure involved in presenting a performance. A particular performing art, professional status, real performer, or onstage action is not required.
Includes
- A person presenting a performance to an audience
- A figure readable as a performer
Excludes
- A particular performing art or act
- A particular venue or clothing
- A real performer or a mere audience member
What this does not imply
- A particular performing art
- work
- or real person
- A particular venue or clothing
- Age
- gender
- or culture
Variability
The act, setting, and appearance can be adjusted separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Specify only the performing role
- Specify the act and venue separately
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify an audience role separately when an audience member is intended
Typical uses
- Create a performer figure
- Compose a scene involving a performance
Possible failure modes
- It is fixed to a particular performing art or real person
- The figure becomes only an audience member
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