performance
In the performing arts, the term performance refers to the performance of a stage work or concert in front of an audience . Unlike a representation , which usually presents a work of fine arts statically for a certain period of time, the performance forms a momentary, dynamic artistic event that can be experienced only in direct presence (or as a recording ). In instrumental music, “performing” is typically described as “playing” (while singers are not considered to be “players”).
Forms of performances by genre
Depending on the artistic genre , the specific performance practice is specified as a theater performance , opera performance, ballet performance, concert, etc.
Performances can be broadcast or recorded directly in the media . When they are played back and when a film (which is always a recording), one speaks of a demonstration , including in the cinema .
Depending on the genre, these performances are a whole unit (e.g. theater piece) or several, independent sequences ( pieces in classical concert practice, numbers in modern popular music , cabaret or circus performances and the like).
A performance is usually based on a written version of the book , libretto , scenario or score . It is usually preceded by months of rehearsals . The preparations also include the design of the stage area.
Special forms of performances
Special performances are rehearsals , e.g. for the press , as well as public dress rehearsals . A showcase describes the rehearsal of a music group with a stage show, for example to win a sponsor or contract partner.
The first of several performances is called the premiere . A distinction is made between the world premiere, which is generally the first performance of a work, from the first performance in the context of a particular production or in its German translation.
See also
Remarks
- ^ Andreas Dorschel , Music as Play. In: Paulo de Assis (Ed.), Virtual Works - Actual Things: Essays in Musical Ontology. Leuven University Press, Leuven 2018 (Orpheus Institute Series), pp. 115-133. pdf online
