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the moment preparation throws off its bathrobe and bets everything on now
means To carry out an action, task, or piece of art — especially in front of others, where the result actually counts.
from From Old French 'parfornir,' to complete or accomplish fully, built from 'par-' (through, thoroughly) and 'fornir' (to provide, furnish — a cousin of our 'furnish'). So at root, to perform is to thoroughly furnish a thing into being. English borrowed it in the medieval period as 'performen,' and the spelling drifted toward 'form,' as if the word were quietly insisting that performing means giving something its full shape.
- origin
- From Old French parfournir, to complete thoroughly
- stage fright
- Adrenaline floods bloodstream even before performers feel afraid
- flow state
- Self-criticism brain regions quiet during peak performance
- animal kingdom
- Bowerbirds build art galleries purely to perform courtship
- double meaning
- Code performs, ovens perform, lovers perform
cirque du soleil — canadian circus company founded 1984, performs in 19 countries annually
metropolitan opera house — nyc venue hosting 200+ performances yearly since 1966
royal shakespeare company — british theatre company performing shakespeare plays in stratford-upon-avon since 1879