Performance Theory

Performance Theory is a theoretical framework that analyzes performance as a cultural and social process constitutive of meaning and identity through the dynamic interaction of performers, audiences, and context.

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102.3K

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775

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Publications per year

2017–2026

188

Parents

Performance StudiesTheatre Studies

Children

Audience ReceptionCollective PerformanceEmbodimentEveryday PerformanceGender PerformanceSocial PerformanceTemporal Structure

Publications

1.3K

Posthumanist Performativity: Toward an Understanding of How Matter Comes to Matter

Karen Barad · Signs · 2003 · 6.9K citations

Humanities, Philosophy, Performance Theory +9

The teacher's soul and the terrors of performativity

Stephen J. Ball · Journal of Education Policy · 2003 · 4.6K citations

Humanities, Public Administration, Institutional Theory +7

Approach and avoidance motivation and achievement goals

Andrew J. Elliot · Educational Psychologist · 1999 · 3.1K citations

Management, Educational Psychology, Goal Setting +8

Performance Studies: An Introduction

Philip C. Kolin, Richard Schechner · World Literature Today · 2003 · 2.3K citations

Humanities, Performance Studies, Performing Arts +9

Measuring Organizational Performance: Towards Methodological Best Practice

Pierre J. Richard, Timothy M. Devinney, George S. Yip et al. · Journal of Management · 2009 · 2.1K citations

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +15

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Philip Auslander
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
6 publications · 569 citations
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Andrew J. Elliot
University of Rochester, United States
6 publications · 5.7K citations
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Richard Schechner
Montefiore Medical Center, United States
6 publications · 2.6K citations
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Jane W. Davidson
The University of Melbourne, Australia
4 publications · 633 citations
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Robert H. Woody
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States
4 publications · 251 citations
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775

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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 51 publications · 4.8K citations
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Text and Performance Quarterly
TPQ · 31 publications · 1K citations
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TDR/The Drama Review
27 publications · 2K citations
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Theatre Journal
21 publications · 738 citations
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Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
13 publications · 286 citations
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See also Performance Theory
Core Concepts	Embodiment Ritual Studies Social Drama Performance Event Identity
Analytical Methods	Epic Theatre
Historical Foundations	Anthropology Sociology Religious Rituals
Use Cases	Interpersonal Communication Social Drama Impression Management Intercultural Performance Collective Identity Formation
Scholarly Variants	Social Drama Dramaturgy