Do a performance vs Make a performance

Both 'do a performance' and 'make a performance' are commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used depending on personal preference or context. There is no significant difference in meaning between the two.

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Do a performance

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the act of performing, such as in music, theater, or dance. It means to give a performance or to showcase one's talents.

Examples:

The band will do a performance at the concert tonight.
She was nervous before she had to do a performance on stage.
They were asked to do a performance for the school assembly.
He always does a great performance in his acting roles.
The dancers will do a performance at the festival.

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Suddenly I felt the urge, as a Dutch artist on a funded residency project, to do a performance in between the windmills.
And preparing these young messengers was the most interesting part of this exhibition/performance piece: for months they were taught how to do a performance, explain a conceptual work, and exhibit and comment on contemporary artworks for the benefit of their future audiences.
Trying to do a performance review here.
Okay, so Efron was supposed to do a performance.
And you do a performance with music, lights and showings.
The Musical Society are going to do a performance for all of you.
They're inviting artists to do a performance.
Yes, we'd be absolutely delighted to do a performance at the Brighton Beach Senior Center.
And if I do a performance when I'm too tired, it doesn't have...
During the inauguration the artist Iris Brosch will do a performance with a video shot in the Isola di Poveglia.
I know that this is a difficult thing to hear... as you're pulling yourselves together... to go and do a performance.
Of course did you do a performance and a performance on mtv.
You do a performance profile and your project spends 50% of its time in one super slow function. Bam. Five minutes of work, double the performance.
You just used me to do a performance 'cause you can't get out there and do it yourself!
It was a bit of a road stopper, which was problematic because the police kept on trying to clear away the crowds, but huge fun - it was great for me to do a performance.

Alternatives:

give a performance
perform
put on a performance
have a performance
deliver a performance

Make a performance

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used when referring to the act of performing, such as in music, theater, or dance. It means to give a performance or to showcase one's talents.

Examples:

The theater group will make a performance next week.
She always makes a great performance when she sings.
They are planning to make a performance for the charity event.
He made a stunning performance in the play.
The dancers made a beautiful performance at the competition.

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How are the results performative that will make a performance psiconautica?
Then if I use a human being in order to make a performance I use him as a organization conveying information, not for his own body.
As a person who is passionate about motorsport, I would like to discover what can make a performance so special: we're talking about a 2.5 sec. advantage per lap.
The king turned into an outcast, the unhappiest one of people whose life only consisted of suffering.Rimas Tuminas said: It is the right time for the Sophocles tragedy.I wish to make a performance about the most important things: virtue and honour.
Expectation to make a great performance is what worse can think an athlete.
But we see in detail what makes a cleaning performance.
When he is here You make a good performance I go to the toilet
Stone Sour makes a better performance, maybe because it's much more comfortable with the context, it's able to thrill a good part of the audience.
Manufacturing companies have to make a declaration of performance for the end user, which assures the quality standard.
Not to be missed, Anna will make a theatre-dance performance based on her scientific studies and her experience as an actress.
The manufacturer or the importer may make a declaration of performance where the requirements referred to in point (b) do not exist.
And it's always good, when a performance makes itself discuss upon.
Not only is it the lightest electronic groupset in the world thanks to its carbon fiber and titanium construction, but its advanced design gives makes it a performance tool ready for the harshest environments.
David said, "I just want to make a simple performance video."
But how much content and form influence what companies promote to make a successful performance campaign? Definitely very much.
Verify and carry out financial transactions in relation to payments you make Performance of a contract 3.
Wind band, narrator, and projection of images combine to make the performance a unique experience, which intimately ties narrative, expressive, and communicative aspects.
Choral and symphonic concerts, soloists, and even a corps de ballet make up a typical performance roster.
From the date of the beginning of the coexistence period it shall be possible to use a harmonised standard to make a declaration of performance for a construction product covered by it.
The manufacturer should be entitled not to make a declaration of performance for those essential characteristics of construction products for which no requirements exist where he intends to place the product on the market.

Alternatives:

give a performance
perform
put on a performance
have a performance
deliver a performance

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