ADJ

live
public
evening, matinee
amateur, professional
cameo
solo
repeat
The party are dreading a repeat performance of their defeat in the last election
ballet, concert, dance, musical, opera, theatrical
benefit, charity

VERB + PERFORMANCE

give, put on
The theatre is putting on a performance of the popular musical 'Cats'
attend, go to

PERFORMANCE + NOUN

art
artist

PREP

in ~
The course aims to develop the children's appreciation of music in performance

ADJ

brilliant, convincing, dazzling, electrifying, excellent, fine, flawless, good, great, impressive, inspired, outstanding, polished, remarkable, sparkling, spirited, strong, superb, wonderful
The recording gives the most convincing performance of Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' to date. the country's strong economic performance over the last two years
bad, disappointing, lacklustre, poor
satisfactory
consistent
central
Mel Gibson's central performance in the film as Hamlet
all-round, overall
He got top marks for overall academic performance
business, economic, financial, sales
academic, school

VERB + PERFORMANCE

deliver, give, put in
The team put in an excellent performance at the World Cup
affect
assess, measure
improve

PERFORMANCE + NOUN

indicator, level, measure, measurement, standard, target

PREP

~ as
her fine performance as Ophelia
~ from
The film has a great performance from Jack Lemmon
~ on
his flawless performance on the piano

PHRASES

a level/measure/quality/standard of performance
to maintain a high level of performance
on past performance
Sales forecasts were based on past performance
the proper performance of your duties

ADJ

high
low, poor
engine

VERB + PERFORMANCE

affect
assess, measure
enhance, improve