She was, after all, about to give the performance of her life.

For over an hour they'd been ready to give their performance.

She gave her first performance at the age of eight.

She gave her first public performance at the age of only 4.

He gave his own first public performance at age 18.

He gave his first public performance at the age of five.

She gave a very fine performance of someone who knows something and isn't going to tell!

He gave his first paid performance at the age of 10 years.

The movie gave a poor performance in the box office.

There are quite a few Americans who go on talk shows and simply give a performance.