Performance Element

A Performance Element is a presentational communicative artistic element that can create audience experience through staged presentation.

• AKA: Performance Component, Theatrical Element, Presentation Feature.
• Context:
  • It can typically transform Abstract Concept through embodied action.
  • It can typically engage Audience Attention through sensory stimulation.
  • It can typically create Temporal Arc through dramatic structure.
  • It can typically establish Performance Space through spatial definition.
  • It can typically mediate Performer-Audience Relationship through communication channel.
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  • It can often employ Physical Presence with bodily expression.
  • It can often utilize Temporal Dynamics with pacing control.
  • It can often feature Symbolic Action with meaning conveyance.
  • It can often incorporate Technical Support with production element.
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  • It can range from being a Minimal Performance Element to being a Elaborate Performance Element, depending on its performance element production complexity.
  • It can range from being a Traditional Performance Element to being an Experimental Performance Element, depending on its performance element convention adherence.
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  • It can integrate with Performance Theory for analytical framework.
  • It can connect to Theater History for traditional practice.
  • It can interface with Media Technology for technical innovation.
  • It can communicate with Cultural Context for social meaning.
  • It can synchronize with Audience Psychology for reception study.
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• Example(s):
  • Performance Element Types, such as:
    • Human Performance Elements, such as:
      • Actor Movement for physical expression.
      • Participatory Performance Element for audience involvement.
    • Technical Performance Elements, such as:
      • Lighting Design for visual atmosphere.
      • Sound Design for auditory environment.
  • Performance Element Contexts, such as:
    • Live Performance Elements, such as:
      • Stage Direction for spatial organization.
      • Improvisation Element for spontaneous creation.
    • Mediated Performance Elements, such as:
      • Camera Angle for visual perspective.
      • Digital Effect for virtual enhancement.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Private Behavior, which lacks public presentation.
  • Natural Occurrence, which lacks intentional staging.
  • Written Text, which lacks embodied performance.
• See: Performance, Theater, Performance Art, Stage Production.

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