read vs performing arts

read and performing arts both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
read	Yes	No	Yes	No
performing arts	Yes	No	No	No

read (noun)	performing arts (noun)
something that is read	arts or skills that require public performance

read (verb)	performing arts (verb)
interpret something that is written or printed
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
make sense of a language
be a student of a certain subject
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
to hear and understand
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
have or contain a certain wording or form