unperform

English

Etymology

un- +‎ perform

Verb

unperform (third-person singular simple present unperforms, present participle unperforming, simple past and past participle unperformed)

1. (sociology, transitive) To cease to perform; to undo or dismantle (a social or cultural practice) by refusing to take part.
   • 2006, Jan Cohen-Cruz, Mady Schutzman, A Boal Companion: Dialogues on Theatre and Cultural Politics (page 7)

     Set against the ongoing legacy of minstrelsy, Banks argues against race as a meaningful category and brings to our attention strategies to unperform and dismantle it.