Collocations for performance - noun

live
public
evening, matinee
amateur, professional
cameo (esp. BrE)
solo
debut
repeat
The party is dreading a repeat performance of its defeat in the last election.

ballet, concert, dance, dramatic, musical, opera, theatrical, vocal
The singer is renowned for his live concert performances.

benefit, charity (esp. BrE)
school

give, put on, stage
The company is putting on a performance of the popular musical ‘Cats’.

attend, go to
see, watch

feature sb/sth

art, poetry
artist, poet
troupe (esp. AmE)
piece
venue
anxiety (esp. AmE)

in performance
The course aims to develop the children's appreciation of music in performance.

brilliant, convincing, dazzling, electrifying (esp. BrE), excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fine, good, great, impressive, inspired, magnificent, outstanding, remarkable, sparkling (esp. BrE), standout, stellar, sterling (esp. BrE,formal), stunning, superb, terrific, virtuoso, wonderful
The recording gives the most convincing performance of Stravinsky's ‘Rite’ to date.
Finney gives a virtuoso performance as a psychopath.

powerful, strong
the country's strong economic performance over the last two years

solid
creditable (esp. BrE)
flawless, polished
gutsy, spirited
energetic
bad, disappointing, dismal, lacklustre/lackluster, poor, weak
mediocre
satisfactory
improved
consistent
central (esp. BrE)
Mel Gibson's central performance in the movie as Hamlet

memorable
all-around (AmE), all-round (BrE), overall
He got top marks for overall academic performance.

business, economic, financial, sales
academic, school
environmental
athletic
team (esp. BrE)

deliver, give, produce, put in (esp. BrE)
The band gave a great performance at the festival.
The team put in an excellent performance.

affect, influence
hinder, impair
boost, improve
analyse/analyze, assess, evaluate, measure
monitor, track

benchmark, indicator, level, parameter, standard
The agency has developed a set of core performance indicators to compare schools.

appraisal, assessment, evaluation, measure, measurement, review
goal, target
bonus, incentive
rating, score
enhancement, improvement
enhancer
style

performance as
her fine performance as Ophelia

performance from
The movie has a great performance from Jack Lemmon.

performance on
his flawless performance on the piano

a level of performance, a measure of performance, a standard of performance
to maintain a high level of performance

the quality of a performance
The quality of his performance was unmatched.

on past performance
Sales forecasts were based on past performance.

the proper performance of your duties (BrE)

high
maximum, optimal, peak
low, poor
engine

affect, influence
assess, measure
boost, enhance, improve, increase
maximize, optimize
hinder, impair

boost