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the only person who lies for a living and gets applauded for honesty
means A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music, or otherwise putting on a show.
from From the verb 'perform,' which entered English in the 14th century from Anglo-Norman 'parformer,' an alteration of Old French 'parfournir' — 'par-' (thoroughly, completely) plus 'fournir' (to furnish, provide, accomplish). So at root a performer is one who 'carries something all the way through' — the meaning narrowed over time from completing any task to executing one in front of a crowd. The '-er' is the plain English agent suffix, the same that turns 'bake' into 'baker.'
- stage fright
- Stress hormones spike like genuine danger before any show
- the mask
- Greek actors wore masks called persona, root of personality
- muscle memory
- Bodies recall routines minds have completely forgotten
- adrenaline tax
- Hours of crash often follow minutes of spotlight
- crowd math
- Performers feel one boo louder than thousand cheers
david bowie — musician and actor who reinvented himself across five decades from 1969-2016
cirque du soleil — canadian circus company performing acrobatic shows in over 300 cities worldwide