1A public performance (e.g. play, concert, dance) presented before an audience.
来週の土曜日に地元のホールでピアノの公演があります。
There will be a piano performance at the local hall next Saturday.
あの劇団は毎年夏に野外公演を行っている。
That theater company gives outdoor performances every summer.
公演は満席で、チケットは発売後すぐに売り切れた。
The performance was sold out; tickets were gone soon after they went on sale.
2In sumo (specialized usage), an exhibition or tour held abroad.
青年相撲チームは来月、海外で公演を行う予定だ。
The youth sumo team plans to give exhibitions abroad next month.
巡業の一環として数カ国で公演を行った。
They performed exhibitions in several countries as part of their tour.