Mindfulness for Performing Artists

Can Mindfulness Practice (specifically meditation) be used to enhance performance of actors/dancers/artists?

This was a discussion raised on ResearchGate, a forum for researchers to share their work and raise research questions.  Mindfulness can best be described as a kind of meditation; here's a blog about it:-

What can Mindfulness do for you?

What do you think?  Are you a performer?  Have you come across the concept of mindfulness, or some other form of meditation, in the context of your art - be it music, drama, dance or somewhere in between!