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* ''[[Yuri!!! on Ice]]'' gives a thorough examination on this duality, given that it revolves around figure skating, a sport that has both artistic and technical feat components:
** One of the first things we learn about Yuuri Katsuki is that he got to his current level because he practices constantly, making people inside and out of universe initially believe that he has a Technician-type of skater... except that, actually, Yuuri's actual strengths are in ''performer-like'' type of moves, like step sequence and figures, as he tends to choke while doing jumps and other highly technical moves, with only his presentation points to save his score. As Victor points out, Yuuri is "capable to create music while skating" but is held back on his potential by his comparatively lacking technical points, so when Victor coaches Yuuri he specifically goes into ironing those kinks (read, improve his jumps and make his performing anxiety under control) to increase his chances to medal.
** Victor Nikiforov is so incredibly skilled (he regularly gets technical scores that in real life would give anyone who gets them a world record), that we could peg him immediately as a Technician. His actual mentality, however, is of a Performer, constantly pushing himself to give more surprising
** This also becomes the problem with Yuri Plisetki.
** On the extremes on Performer and Technician mindsets among the rest of the skaters, we have Pitchit Chulanont, which is described as "a natural crowd-pleaser" and deliberately chose a popular song from a famous movie because he wanted to overwrite every other skater that previously skate to that, and Lee Seung-gil, whose mental dialogue while skating is him calculating his score with each move he does.
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== [[Music]] ==
* One word, Rap. From the technical geniuses that dominate the underground but don't have the charisma to achieve superstar status (Talib Kweli, [[Nas]], Common, [[De La Soul]], sadly, a lot of political rappers fall into this), versus the loud, dumb, party lyrics backed by incredible stage presence ([[50 Cent]], Flo Rida, [[Lil Jon]], basically all [[Crunk]]), there are those that can rise above this dichotomy, and they soak in money and critical acclaim, ([[Eminem]], [[Tupac Shakur]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]].)
* Among guitarists too, just look at the top 100 as ranked by Rolling Stone. The top 10 are mainly remembered as performers who played with a focus on soul and feeling. Whereas, Technicians such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen are considerably lower on the list.
* [[Robbie Williams]] (performer) and Gary Barlow (technician) from [[Take That (band)|Take That]], and more notably their solo careers. Most people agreed Gary was the better
* ''Pyromania''- and ''Hysteria''-era [[Def Leppard]] had co-lead guitarists Phil Collen (technician) and Steve Clark (performer). Collen has stated that, after Clark died, he almost wanted to quit the group over his frustration at the problems he was having with replicating Steve's guitar playing.
* Britney Spears (Performer) vs. Christina Aguilera (Technician). This had also factored on how their careers have developed: Christina, known as the best voice of her generation, seeks to prove her vocal capacity and as such she strays into different musical genres, which has given her acclaim for her experimental forays but have alienated her from the pop-loving fanbase she initially attracted; meanwhile, Britney had tried to be a more rounded pop performer by keeping with the trends, which has maintained her popularity and saved her career from the many personal life blunders that could have killed it.
* The [[They Might Be Giants]] song "[[XTC]] versus [[Adam Ant]]" asserts that the two bands represent "content versus form," ie technical performance versus style.
* An unusually common situation: An actor-who-sings tends to be much more successful than the reverse. Though both fields are demanding, singing is also [[Crippling Overspecialization|extremely focused]]; singers (Technicians) often lack the physical presence needed to connect to the audience, while actors (Performers) may not be the best singers, but know how to get reactions from audiences. Underlining the differences, many actors already ''are'' decent singers—but they view it as a fun way to kill time, while singers view acting as [[Serious Business]].
** Similarly, the animosity between career singers (particularly the [[Singer-songwriter]] type) and [[Idol Singer]]s is a variant of this trope. Idols, specially in Asia, are expected to not only sing and/or rap, but also dance (while singing, even!), act, model and keep a fan-pleasing persona, and as such they are seen as [[Jack of All Trades]], not particularly capable in a single area but all-rounder Performers, while career singers (even those in the pop spectrum) are seen as Technicians that only focus on developing their singing, with the spectacle merely as a support of their vocal abilities and not needing to add "gimmicks" to their art.
* This trope is the main reason why it's generally [[Internet Backdraft|not a good idea]] to try to discuss either [[Garage Rock]] or [[Progressive Rock]] with fans of the other.
* Despite his clear technical skills, [[Jimi Hendrix]] was closer to the Performer end of the spectrum. Had virtually no formal musical training, could barely even read music, but was blessed with natural talent and near-perfect pitch. Nobody taught Jimi how to play; ''he just know'', man...
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