#entertainment__amusement an activity that entertains
supertype: recreation__diversion an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
subtype: extravaganza any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
subtype: show a public entertainment or exhibition; "a remarkable show of skill"
subtype: funfair__carnival__fair a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
subtype: dog_show__dogshow a competitive exhibition of dogs
subtype: horseshow a competitive exhibition of horses
subtype: raree-show__rareeshow a street show
subtype: circus performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
subtype: three-ring_circus a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
subtype: floorshow__cabaret__floor_show__floorshow a series of acts at a night club
subtype: ice_show__iceshow any entertainment performed by ice skaters
subtype: interlude.show__intermezzo__entr'acte a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance
subtype: showing__display__exhibit something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
subtype: parade a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows"
subtype: light_show__lightshow a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns
subtype: presentation.show__presentment__demonstration the act of presenting something; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
subtype: exhibition the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship"
subtype: production.exhibition (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
subtype: rodeo an exhibition of cowboy skills
subtype: performance the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"
subtype: dramatic_production__dramatic_performance a performance of a drama
subtype: encore an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
subtype: extemporization__extemporisation__improvisation a performance given without planning or preparation
subtype: juggle__juggling throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
subtype: magic_trick__magictrick__conjuring_trick__conjuringtrick__trick__magic__legerdemain__illusion__deception an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
subtype: card_trick a trick performed with playing cards
subtype: prestidigitation__sleight_of_hand manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
subtype: musical_performance__musicalperformance act of performing music
subtype: playing the act of playing a musical instrument
subtype: bowing managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"
subtype: spiccato_bowing__spiccato bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
subtype: piping playing a pipe or the bagpipes
subtype: stopping the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"
subtype: double_stopping stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time
subtype: jam_session__jamsession an impromptu jazz concert
subtype: one-night_stand__onenightstand a performance in one place on one night only
subtype: rendition.performance__rendering__interpretation the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
subtype: reinterpretation a new or different interpretation
subtype: swan_song__last_hurrah a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
subtype: program.performance__programme a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours"
subtype: bill.program the entertainment offered at a public presentation
subtype: lecture_demonstration__lecturedemonstration presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about
subtype: demonstration a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
subtype: road_show a show on tour
subtype: sideshow a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)
subtype: beguilement__distraction an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
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