Performance (disambiguation)

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A performance , in performing arts, is generally an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people.

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Performance may also refer to:

Arts and media

Film and television

Music

Other media

Business processes

Computing

Humanities and social sciences

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