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Directorial vision & intent · Core

Performance-led

ELI5

An approach in which acting behaviour and relationships carry more of the execution than spectacle or technique.

Used in conversation

“The director should explain the performance-led in a way the performer can play.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Performance-led” in directing, casting & performance conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.