A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which one group of people (the performer or performers) behave in a particular way for another group of people (the audience). Sometimes the dividing line between performer and the audience may become blurred, as in the example of "participatory theatre" where audience members might get involved in the production.
Performances, for example in theatre, can take place daily, or at some other regular interval.

John Adams Institute - Promotes American literature and culture in Europe by bringing authors and other speakers to Amsterdam to give lectures. With lecture details and membership information.
Meta Description: [ The John Adams Institute was established to promote cultural exchange between the Netherlands and America, organizes two lecture series: American Literature Today (fiction) and American Focus (non-fiction). Over the past ten years, it has built up a program that can now claim to be a key feature ... ]
NetRead's EventCaster - Broadcasts up-to-date literary events nationwide to event editors at newspapers and web sites that subscribe . . . book readings, author signings, book conferences, open mics, and literary contests.
Meta Description: [ An event calendar for book publishing: Book fairs, readings, conferences, writing classes, book signings, MFA programs, spoken word, and other literary events can be listed and searched for free. ]
Salon.com: Audio - Free spoken word recordings from hundreds of authors. Includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and live author events.
Seeing Ear Theatre - Features classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy--in fully dramatized form (many programs from old radio shows), and also read by authors. Requires RealPlayer.
Spoken Interludes - A monthly salon for stories featuring writers and actors reading their own work and the work of others.
Telltale Weekly - Seeks to record, produce, and sell performances of at least 50 public domain texts per year, with the intention of releasing them under the Creative Commons Attrubition Non-Commercial License five years after their first appearance on the site (or after a hundred-thousand purchases of the recording, whichever comes first).
Meta Description: [ Funding a free audio library ]
Wired for Books - Features modern and classic literature and literary criticism and discussion. Works are available in RealAudio, RealVideo, and multimedia presentations.
Meta Description: [ Wired for Books features author interviews, spoken poetry and stories, and children's literature, in text, pictures, and streaming audio and video. ]
ZBS - Features contemporary audio drama, from original and published sources. (Requires Apple QuickTime 4.)
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