"Performance" is widely used outside musical or theatrical venues:
"The governor's performance in office led to his defeat in the last election." "John's boss wasn't satisfied with John's job performance." "Sexual performance may be enhanced by new prescription drugs." "Race cars require high-performance engines." "You will be evaluated b
Thank you,deadrat. Please tell me what this means: The common thread is evaluation by critics according to standards, which really doesn't apply to doll making.
When you use "performance" to mean some activity, you imply that the activity was done for some person or group that will evaluate how well it was done.
The governor does his governing for the electorate, who will evaluate him at the polls. John does his work for his boss, who will judge his work on a scale from "excellent" to "you're fired." When you take a standardized test, the