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公演する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

public performance; show; concert

General term for a public performance such as a play, concert, or dance recital. Often used with する to mean 'to give a performance'.

Related words· 7

上演 specifically means staging a play, opera, or film, while 公演 is the broader term covering any kind of public performance.

演奏 refers only to a musical performance, whereas 公演 can also cover plays, dance, and other live shows.

興行 emphasizes the commercial, box-office side of putting on a show, while 公演 simply describes the act of performing publicly.

公演 is the formal word for a staged performance (concert, play), while ショー suggests a flashier, often variety-style show.

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パフォーマンス
公演 refers to a formally scheduled, ticketed stage performance, while パフォーマンス can describe any live artistic act, formal or casual.
実じつ演えん
公演 refers to a formal public performance or production, while 実演 emphasizes that the act is performed live in person, whether on stage or as a demonstration.
出しゅつ演えんN1
公演 refers to the public performance or show itself as an event, while 出演 refers to an individual performer's participation in that event.

Don't confuse with

講演 (a lecture or talk) is pronounced identically to 公演 (a public performance) but refers to completely different events.

公演 (a public performance, like theater or concert) shares the same pronunciation as 後援 (sponsorship) but means something entirely different.