Event planners hope to avoid a 'repeat performance' of last year's problems. [=hope that last year's problems will not happen again this year]
a bicyclist who was disqualified for taking 'performance'-enhancing drugs [=drugs that improve your ability to do something]
How has the company's stock 'performance' been? [=has the value of the company's stock been increasing/decreasing?]
(..) - No, this guy is an action star. - Down the centre on the left. No, it is not possible. What? He is fantastic. It is his best performance ever. - It was you in that movie. - You were in a movie? Yes, called "Girl of My Dreams". It starred you. We had a very romantic scene together. (..)1993 Last Action Hero