an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public, or the act of showing these things:

a performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person or a small group of people:

a venue where comedians give stand-up performances in front of an audience.

a play or film that includes singing and dancing

a group of travelling performers including acrobats (= people skilled in difficult physical movements) or those who work with trained animals, or a performance by such people usually in a large tent:

the skill of performing tricks to entertain people, such as making things appear and disappear and pretending to cut someone in half: